Vulnerability · Published Jan 19, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-22563
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity memory leak in the openvswitch package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
openvswitch 2.17.8 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the function xmalloc__ in openvswitch-2.17.8/lib/util.c.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | openvswitch | 2.17.2-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-22563 |
| Debian:13 | openvswitch | 2.17.2-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-22563 |
| Debian:14 | openvswitch | 2.17.2-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-22563 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-401 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H