CVE-2022-32166

ovs - buffer over-read

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: September 28, 2022 at 09:30 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:46 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxOpen VswitchOvs

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In ovs versions v0.90.0 through v2.5.0 are vulnerable to heap buffer over-read in flow.c. An unsafe comparison of “minimasks” function could lead access to an unmapped region of memory. This vulnerability is capable of crashing the software, memory modification, and possible remote execution.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

0.90.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.5.0
v ≥ v0.90.0v ≤ v2.5.00.90.0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.1MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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