CVE-2020-35498 (GCVE-0-2020-35498)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-02-11 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-23 19:46
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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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a openvswitch Affected: 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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