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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs-issues/issues/315	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs-issues/issues/315	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs-issues/issues/315	Issue Tracking

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:openvswitch:openvswitch:2.17.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

02 Jun 2025, 15:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs-issues/issues/315 - Issue Tracking~~	() https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs-issues/issues/315 - Issue Tracking

Information

Published : 2024-01-19 15:15

Updated : 2025-06-02 15:15

NVD link : CVE-2024-22563

Mitre link : CVE-2024-22563

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-22563

JSON object : View

Products Affected

openvswitch

openvswitch

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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