CVE-2026-5265
Published:April 24, 2026
Updated:April 26, 2026
When generating an ICMP Destination Unreachable or Packet Too Big response, the handler copies a portion of the original packet into the ICMP error body using the IP header's self-declared total length (ip_tot_len for IPv4, ip6_plen for IPv6) without validating it against the actual packet buffer size. A VM can send a short packet with an inflated IP length field that triggers an ICMP error (e.g., by hitting a reject ACL), causing ovn-controller to read heap memory beyond the valid packet data and include it in the ICMP response sent back to the VM.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/ovn-org/ovn.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =v26.03.0 <v26.03.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v26.03.1https://github.com/ovn-org/ovn.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v25.09.0 <v25.09.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v25.09.3https://github.com/ovn-org/ovn.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v20.03.0 <v24.03.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v24.03.8https://github.com/ovn-org/ovn.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v25.03.0 <v25.03.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v25.03.3Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency