CVE-2020-35498
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-02-11 00:00
Modified
2024-08-04 17:02
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
5.67% (0.89452)
Summary
A vulnerability was found in openvswitch. A limitation in the implementation of userspace packet parsing can allow a malicious user to send a specially crafted packet causing the resulting megaflow in the kernel to be too wide, potentially causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a openvswitch Version: openvswitch 2.5.12, openvswitch 2.6.10, openvswitch 2.7.13, openvswitch 2.8.11, openvswitch 2.9.9, openvswitch 2.10.7, openvswitch 2.11.6, openvswitch 2.12.3, openvswitch 2.13.3, openvswitch 2.14.2
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