CVE-2025-37789

net: openvswitch: fix nested key length validation in the set() action

published May 1, 2025

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
12.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: openvswitch: fix nested key length validation in the set() action

It's not safe to access nla_len(ovs_key) if the data is smaller than

the netlink header. Check that the attribute is OK first.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00223 · 12.2th percentile
Published
2025-05-01T13:07Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 MAY 13:07Z
    net: openvswitch: fix nested key length validation in the set() action
    cvelistv5