# CVE-2026-18728: Open-iscsi: open-iscsi: integer underflow in iscsiuio ipv4 dhcp parsing

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-13 · Updated: 2026-08-18

## Affected

- iscsi-initiator-utils: version range not reported
- iscsi-initiator-utils: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in open-iscsi. An integer underflow vulnerability in the `iscsiuio` component, specifically during IPv4 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) parsing, allows a remote attacker on the same local network segment to cause a denial of service. By sending a specially crafted IPv4/UDP DHCP reply, the attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read, leading to the `iscsiuio` process crashing. This issue affects systems where `iscsiuio` is actively handling IPv4 DHCP traffic.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18728
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2463029

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