vulnerability
Red Hat OpenShift: CVE-2020-35498: openvswitch: limitation in the OVS packet parsing in userspace leads to DoS
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Feb 11, 2021 | Feb 24, 2021 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Feb 11, 2021
Added
Feb 24, 2021
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
linuxrpm-upgrade-redhat-coreos
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