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CVE-2026-34956 Openvswitch: open vswitch: denial of service via malformed ftp epasv command

Description

A flaw was found in Open vSwitch. When Open vSwitch is configured with a conntrack flow using FTP helpers over the userspace datapath, a remote attacker can send a specially crafted FTP stream with an EPASV command exceeding 255 characters. This heap access error can lead to a crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected system.

CVSS 3.1 detail

Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitable remotely over the network, without an account and without any user action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Fast Datapath for RHEL 7 Versions not published
Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 Versions not published
Fast Datapath for RHEL 9 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Versions not published
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Versions not published
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) Versions not published
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 Versions not published
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 Versions not published
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 Versions not published

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