Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2024-22563 |
CWE-ID | CWE-401 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Open vSwitch Hardware solutions / Firmware |
Vendor | openvswitch.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU86620
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22563
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the ovs_pcap_open() function in lib/pcap-file.c. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsOpen vSwitch: 2.1.0 - 2.16.0
External linkshttp://github.com/openvswitch/ovs-issues/issues/315
http://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/commit/3168f328c78cf6e4b3022940452673b0e49f7620
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.