
CVE catalog
CVE-2025-11232
To trigger the issue, three configuration parameters must have specific settings: "hostname-char-set" must be left at the default setting, which is "[^A-Za-z0-9.-]"; "hostname-char-replacement" must b
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.42% · Oct 25, 2026
To trigger the issue, three configuration parameters must have specific settings: "hostname-char-set" must be left at the default setting, which is "[^A-Za-z0-9.-]"; "hostname-char-replacement" must be empty (the default); and "ddns-qualifying-suffix" must *NOT* be empty (the default is empty). DDNS updates do not need to be enabled for this issue to manifest. A client that sends certain option content would then cause kea-dhcp4 to exit unexpectedly. This issue affects Kea versions 3.0.1 through 3.0.1 and 3.1.1 through 3.1.2.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | isc-kea | sid | 3.0.4-2 | not affected |
| Debian | isc-kea | forky | 3.0.4-2 | not affected |
| Debian | isc-kea | trixie | 2.6.3-1+deb13u1 | not affected |
| Debian | isc-kea | bookworm | 2.2.0-6 | not affected |
| Suse | kea | linux enterprise server 16.0 | 3.0.3-160000.1.1 | fixed |
| Suse | kea | linux enterprise server for sap applications 16.0 | 3.0.3-160000.1.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | kea | leap 16.0 | 3.0.3-160000.1.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | kea | tumbleweed | 3.0.2-1.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | isc-kea | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | isc-kea | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | isc-kea | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | isc-kea | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Suse | kea | rpm | linux enterprise server 16.0 | 3.0.3-160000.1.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:20989-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | kea | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 16.0 | 3.0.3-160000.1.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:20989-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | kea | rpm | leap 16.0 | 3.0.3-160000.1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20452-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | kea | rpm | tumbleweed | 3.0.2-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15677-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [kea-devel]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [kea-doc]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· noarch · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [kea-hooks]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libkea-asiodns75]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libkea-asiolink105]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libkea-cc98]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libkea-cfgrpt3]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libkea-config98]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libkea-cryptolink76]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libkea-d2srv75]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libkea-database88]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libkea-dhcp129]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libkea-dhcp_ddns82]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libkea-dhcpsrv149]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libkea-dns84]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libkea-eval97]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libkea-exceptions55]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libkea-hooks139]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libkea-http100]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libkea-log86]Unknown
Source package: [kea]
Details (1)
3.2.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.0.2-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · kea · opensuse · tumbleweed
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2025_21038.json]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11232]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:20989-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-11232]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2025:15677-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:20452-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-11232]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-11232.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/wid-sec-w-2025-2568.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]