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CVE-2021-36980
Open vSwitch (aka openvswitch) 2.11.0 through 2.15.0 has a use-after-free...
Vulnerability Description
Open vSwitch (aka openvswitch) 2.11.0 through 2.15.0 has a use-after-free in decode_NXAST_RAW_ENCAP (called from ofpact_decode and ofpacts_decode) during the decoding of a RAW_ENCAP action.
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.
References
- https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/openvswitch/OSV-2020-2197.yaml
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=27851
- https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/commit/77cccc74deede443e8b9102299efc869a52b65b2
- https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/commit/38744b1bcb022c611712527f039722115300f58f
- https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/commit/65c61b0c23a0d474696d7b1cea522a5016a8aeb3
- https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/commit/6d67310f4d2524b466b98f05ebccc1add1e8cf35
- https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/commit/8ce8dc34b5f73b30ce0c1869af9947013c3c6575
- https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/commit/9926637a80d0d243dbf9c49761046895e9d1a8e2
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-16
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.11.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 20th, 2021
Last Modified:
May 5th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.