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CVE-2026-5265
MEDIUM6.5
Description
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.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score6.5
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Attack VectorNETWORK
ComplexityHIGH
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
Published4/24/2026
Last Modified4/24/2026
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-130
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5265(secalert@redhat.com)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2453458(secalert@redhat.com)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/20/2(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/20/4(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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