Ovn: ovn: information disclosure via crafted dhcpv6 packets

Summary

CVECVE-2026-5367
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-24 13:16:21 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 18:16:04 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in OVN (Open Virtual Network). A remote attacker, by sending crafted DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6) SOLICIT packets with an inflated Client ID length, could cause the ovn-controller to read beyond the bounds of a packet. This out-of-bounds read can lead to the disclosure of sensitive information stored in heap memory, which is then returned to the attacker's virtual machine port.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.6 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.000600000 probability, percentile 0.183200000 (date 2026-05-05)

Problem Types: CWE-130 | CWE-130 Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary8.6HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNACVSS8.6HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Red Hat Fast Datapath For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 unaffected 0:21.12.0-145.el8fdp * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Fast Datapath For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 unaffected 0:23.06.4-30.el8fdp * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Fast Datapath For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 unaffected 0:23.06.4-30.el9fdp * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Fast Datapath For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 unaffected 0:23.09.6-16.el9fdp * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Fast Datapath For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 unaffected 0:24.03.7-82.el9fdp * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Fast Datapath For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 unaffected 0:25.03.2-100.el9fdp * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Fast Datapath For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 unaffected 0:25.09.2-103.el9fdp * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Fast Datapath For RHEL 10 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Fast Datapath For RHEL 10 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Fast Datapath For RHEL 8 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Fast Datapath For RHEL 8 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Fast Datapath For RHEL 8 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Fast Datapath For RHEL 8 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Fast Datapath For RHEL 9 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Fast Datapath For RHEL 9 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Not specified Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11695 [email protected] access.redhat.com
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/20/3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11702 [email protected] access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11694 [email protected] access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11698 [email protected] access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11700 [email protected] access.redhat.com
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/20/5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11696 [email protected] access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11701 [email protected] access.redhat.com
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi [email protected] bugzilla.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5367 [email protected] access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-04-07T08:10:53.507ZReported to Red Hat.
CNA2026-04-13T00:00:00.000ZMade public.

Workarounds

CNA: The only potential mitigation is to disable the DHCPv6 feature for workloads attached to OVN logical ports, e.g.: ovn-nbctl clear logical_switch_port <workload-port> dhcpv6_options. We do not recommend mitigating the vulnerability this way because it will also disable legitimate DHCPv6 traffic originating from workloads connected to logical switch ports.

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