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Medium 5.5

Kernel: stack overflow problem in open vswitch kernel module leading to dos

CVE-2024-1151 First seen on SecPulse

Summary

A vulnerability was reported in the Open vSwitch sub-component in the Linux Kernel. The flaw occurs when a recursive operation of code push recursively calls into the code block. The OVS module does not validate the stack depth, pushing too many frames and causing a stack overflow. As a result, this...

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Original description The description as published by the source.

A vulnerability was reported in the Open vSwitch sub-component in the Linux Kernel. The flaw occurs when a recursive operation of code push recursively calls into the code block. The OVS module does not validate the stack depth, pushing too many frames and causing a stack overflow. As a result, this can lead to a crash or other related issues.

Source: CVE.org (CVE Program・cvelistV5) NVD

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