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CVE-2024-22563

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-01-19
  • WeaknessCWE-401

Am I affected?

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Description

openvswitch 2.17.8 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the function xmalloc__ in openvswitch-2.17.8/lib/util.c.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-01-1915:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Openvswitch
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.17= 2.17.8no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • openvswitchUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.13.8-0ubuntu1.1
  • openvswitchSUSE:Manager Server 4.3all versions · fixed in 2.14.2-150400.24.20.1
  • openvswitchSUSE:Manager Proxy 4.3all versions · fixed in 2.14.2-150400.24.20.1
  • openvswitchSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4all versions · fixed in 2.14.2-150400.24.20.1
  • openvswitchSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3all versions · fixed in 2.14.2-150300.19.17.1
  • openvswitchSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2all versions · fixed in 2.13.2-150200.9.31.1
  • openvswitchSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5all versions · fixed in 2.11.5-3.21.1
  • openvswitchSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSSall versions · fixed in 2.14.2-150400.24.20.1

15 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2024-01-19
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-79hq-vf7m-fqvr

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-22563?

openvswitch 2.17.8 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the function xmalloc__ in openvswitch-2.17.8/lib/util.c.

Is CVE-2024-22563 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-22563, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-22563?

CVE-2024-22563 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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