CVE-2024-22563
Published: 19 January 2024
openvswitch 2.17.8 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the function xmalloc__ in openvswitch-2.17.8/lib/util.c.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
Priority reason: Denial of service due to memory leak. |
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| sbeattie | introduced in b6e840a ("pcap-file: Add nanosecond resolution
pcap support.") (v2.11.0) |
| mdeslaur | This is fixed in 2.17.0, the CVE description is wrong |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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openvswitch Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
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| focal |
Released
(2.13.8-0ubuntu1.1)
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| jammy |
Not vulnerable
|
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| lunar |
Not vulnerable
|
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| mantic |
Not vulnerable
|
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| noble |
Not vulnerable
|
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| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.13.5,2.17.0)
|
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| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/commit/3168f328c78cf6e4b3022940452673b0e49f7620 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |