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CVE-2026-15893: dos in zephyrproject zephyr

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-15893cvecve-2026-15893
Published: 09/14/2026 (09/14/2026, 18:49:55 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: zephyrproject
Product: zephyr

Description

net_if_ipv6_calc_reachable_time() in subsys/net/ip/net_if.c derives a randomized ND reachable time from ipv6->base_reachable_time as min_reachable + sys_rand32_get() % (max_reachable - min_reachable), where min_reachable = base/2 and max_reachable = 3*base/2 using integer division. When base_reachable_time is 1, both min_reachable and the modulus collapse so the function returns 0, and net_if_ipv6_set_reachable_time() stores that 0 into ipv6->reachable_time. The base_reachable_time is attacker-controlled: handle_ra_input() in subsys/net/ip/ipv6_nbr.c accepts the Reachable Time field of an incoming Router Advertisement whenever it is nonzero and <= MAX_REACHABLE_TIME, so a single unauthenticated, link-local RA carrying a Reachable Time of 1 drives the computed reachable time to 0. Router Advertisements are unauthenticated by default and require only adjacency to the target link. When a neighbor is subsequently confirmed reachable, net_ipv6_nbr_set_reachable_timer() reads the value and executes NET_ASSERT(time, "Zero reachable timeout!"). On builds with CONFIG_ASSERT enabled this triggers a fatal kernel assertion — a remote denial of service; on builds without assertions the reachable timer is armed with K_MSEC(0) and fires immediately, forcing reachable neighbors into perpetual re-solicitation (STALE), degrading Neighbor Discovery. The impact is limited to availability; there is no memory-safety, confidentiality, or integrity consequence.

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.5medium

Attack Vector
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected software

zephyrproject

zephyr

Affected versions
>=1.7.0 <4.4.2
GitHub Actionsmore threats →cve
zephyr
pkg:github/zephyr
Affected versions
>=1.7.0 <4.4.2

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
zephyr
Date Reserved
2026-07-15T17:38:09.892Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6aa844af55bf5e2cf579e045

Added to database: 09/14/2026, 19:02:07 UTC

Last updated: 09/14/2026, 19:02:07 UTC

Views: 1

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