CVE-2023-3966

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Feb 22, 2024
Updated: Mar 23, 2024
CWE ID 248

Summary

CVE-2023-3966 is a vulnerability affecting Open vSwitch, where multiple versions are susceptible to specially crafted Geneve packets. These packets can lead to a denial of service and erroneous memory accesses, posing a significant risk. The issue is triggered when hardware offloading via the netlink path is enabled on the affected system. This vulnerability could potentially allow an attacker to disrupt network services and cause unintended behavior.

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