CVE-2024-22563

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Published Jan 19, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

openvswitch 2.17.8 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the function xmalloc__ in openvswitch-2.17.8/lib/util.c.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:openvswitch:openvswitch:2.17.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-5640-1	openvswitch security update
EUVD	EUVD-2024-20099	openvswitch 2.17.8 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the function xmalloc__ in openvswitch-2.17.8/lib/util.c.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.568% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs-issues/issues/315

History

Jun 2, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Openvswitch Openvswitch

Weaknesses

CWE-401

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jun 2, 2025, 3:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 19, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jun 2, 2025, 3:02 PM
Reserved: Jan 11, 2024, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 10:51 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 10:51 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:11 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 19, 2024, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:11 AM

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