CVE-2020-35498
highpriority · track · 43EPSS 0.080 · 95 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- freddierice/cve-2020-35498-flagFlag the cve-2020-35498 attackPoC · poc_in_github
affected products (38)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- n/a openvswitch≤ 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 2.14.2enisa_euvdEU
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-0916Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of ServiceDeutsch2021-02-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux und SUSE Linux ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
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sources
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references (35)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4852Patchcnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-35498cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1908845cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00032.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJ4DXFJWMZ325ECZXPZOSK7BOEDJZHPR/cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161369/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4729-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161781/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-0834-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162017/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-0957-01.htmlcnnvd
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