CVE-2026-1678Out-of-bounds Write in Zephyr

Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
CNA9.4
EPSS
0.1%
top 76.58%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMar 5

Description

dns_unpack_name() caches the buffer tailroom once and reuses it while appending DNS labels. As the buffer grows, the cached size becomes incorrect, and the final null terminator can be written past the buffer. With assertions disabled (default), a malicious DNS response can trigger an out-of-bounds write when CONFIG_DNS_RESOLVER is enabled.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

CVEListV5zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr*4.3

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
CVEList
dns: memory‑safety issue in the DNS name parser2026-03-05

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-1678 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
CVE-2026-1678 — Out-of-bounds Write in Zephyr | cvebase