Kea configuration and API directives can be used to overwrite arbitrary files, subject to permissions granted to Kea. Many common configurations run Kea as root, leave the API entry points unsecured by default, and/or place the control sockets in insecure paths. This issue affects Kea versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.1, 2.6.0 through 2.6.2, and 2.7.0 through 2.7.8.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade kea | Aug 8, 2025 | May 28, 2025 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | May 28, 2025 |
| Debian | — | No solution existsUpgrade isc-kea | May 30, 2025 | May 28, 2025 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade kea | May 30, 2025 | May 28, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kea-libsUpgrade keaUpgrade kea-hooksUpgrade kea-docUpgrade kea-keama | Jul 10, 2025 | May 28, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kea-debuginfoUpgrade kea-docUpgrade kea-keamaUpgrade keaUpgrade kea-hooks-debuginfoUpgrade kea-hooksUpgrade kea-keama-debuginfoUpgrade kea-libs-debuginfoUpgrade kea-debugsourceUpgrade kea-libs | Jan 27, 2026 | May 28, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade kea-keamaUpgrade keaUpgrade kea-hooksUpgrade kea-libs-debuginfoUpgrade kea-hooks-debuginfoUpgrade kea-libsUpgrade kea-debugsourceUpgrade kea-debuginfoUpgrade kea-keama-debuginfo | Oct 8, 2025 | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libkea-tcp33Upgrade libkea-asiodns62Upgrade kea-develUpgrade libkea-exceptions45Upgrade libkea-cc82Upgrade libkea-hooks118Upgrade libkea-cfgrpt3Upgrade libkea-pgsql88Upgrade libkea-util101Upgrade libkea-util-io12Upgrade libkea-asiolink87Upgrade libkea-d2srv63Upgrade kea-docUpgrade libkea-stats53Upgrade libkea-dhcp_ddns68Upgrade libkea-log75Upgrade libkea-dhcpsrv129Upgrade libkea-config83Upgrade libkea-database76Upgrade libkea-http87Upgrade libkea-dhcp109Upgrade libkea-log-interprocess3Upgrade libkea-mysql88Upgrade keaUpgrade kea-hooksUpgrade libkea-cryptolink63Upgrade libkea-process90Upgrade libkea-eval84Upgrade libkea-dns71Upgrade python3-kea | Dec 5, 2025 | May 31, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade isc-kea | Oct 30, 2025 | May 28, 2025 |
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