# CVE-2020-35498: A vulnerability was found in openvswitch.

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2021-02-11 · Updated: 2025-04-23

## Affected

- n/a openvswitch: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a openvswitch, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1908845
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/10/4
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4852
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00032.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJ4DXFJWMZ325ECZXPZOSK7BOEDJZHPR/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-16
- https://github.com/freddierice/cve-2020-35498-flag

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