Vulnerability Description
A flaw was found in Open vSwitch where multiple versions are vulnerable to crafted Geneve packets, which may result in a denial of service and invalid memory accesses. Triggering this issue requires that hardware offloading via the netlink path is enabled.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openvswitch | Openvswitch | < 3.1.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 39 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3966Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2178363Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]Mailing List
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3966Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2178363Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]Mailing List
FAQ
What is CVE-2023-3966?
CVE-2023-3966 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). A flaw was found in Open vSwitch where multiple versions are vulnerable to crafted Geneve packets, which may result in a denial of service and invalid memory accesses. Triggering this issue requires t...
How severe is CVE-2023-3966?
CVE-2023-3966 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2023-3966?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Openvswitch Openvswitch, Fedoraproject Fedora.