Unknown · Contiki-Ng · CVE-2022-35926
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Contiki-NG versions prior to 4.8
**Description**
The issue is related to insufficient validation of IPv6 neighbor discovery options, allowing attackers to send neighbor solicitation packets that trigger an out-of-bounds read. This problem exists in the module os/net/ipv6/uip-nd6.c, specifically with memory read operations from the main packet buffer, `uip buf`, which are not checked for out-of-bounds access. The attack can occur when reading the 2-byte option header and the Source Link-Layer Address Option (SLLAO), and it requires IPv6 to be enabled for the network.
**Recommendations**
For versions prior to 4.8, upgrade to version 4.8 or later, which includes the patch for this issue.
As a temporary workaround, users unable to upgrade may apply the patch in Contiki-NG PR #1654.