CVE-2020-35498 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2020-35498

A vulnerability was found in openvswitch. A limitation in the...

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability was found in openvswitch. A limitation in the implementation of userspace packet parsing can allow a malicious user to send a specially crafted packet causing the resulting megaflow in the kernel to be too wide, potentially causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

openvswitch
Vulnerable Versions:
openvswitch 2.5.12, openvswitch 2.6.10, openvswitch 2.7.13, openvswitch 2.8.11, openvswitch 2.9.9, openvswitch 2.10.7, openvswitch 2.11.6, openvswitch 2.12.3, openvswitch 2.13.3, openvswitch 2.14.2

Timeline

Official Publish: February 11th, 2021
Last Modified: April 23rd, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)