CVE-2026-5265

Ovn: ovn: heap over-read in icmp error response generation

Published Apr 24, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Vendor Workaround

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Ovn: ovn: heap over-read in icmp error response generation - security issue Ovn: ovn: heap over-read in icmp error response generation
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CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10::fastdatapath
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat fast Datapath
Vendors & Products Redhat fast Datapath
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Ovn: ovn: heap over-read in icmp error response generation - security issue
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-130
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::fastdatapath
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::fastdatapath
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::fastdatapath
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Jun 17, 2026, 10:00 PM
Reserved
Mar 31, 2026, 5:33 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Apr 24, 2026, 1:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 9:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 6, 2026, 12:00 AM