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RIOT-OS has NULL pointer dereference in gnrc_ipv6_ext_frag_reass

Published Dec 17, 2025

Description

RIOT is an open-source microcontroller operating system, designed to match the requirements of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and other embedded devices. A vulnerability was discovered in the IPv6 fragmentation reassembly implementation of RIOT OS v2025.07. When receiving an fragmented IPv6 packet with fragment offset 0 and an empty payload, the payload pointer is set to NULL. However, the implementation still tries to copy the payload into the reassembly buffer, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference which crashes the OS (DoS). To trigger the vulnerability, the `gnrc_ipv6_ext_frag` module must be enabled and the attacker must be able to send arbitrary IPv6 packets to the victim. RIOT OS v2025.10 fixes the issue.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner GitHub_M
Published Dec 17, 2025
Updated Dec 17, 2025
Reserved Dec 5, 2025
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Dec 17, 2025
NVD
Status Analyzed
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a