What is CVE-2024-22563?

CVE-2024-22563 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openvswitch, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-19.

How severe is CVE-2024-22563?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openvswitch

CVE-2024-22563

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

EPSS: 0.006 (43.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Openvswitch — versions 2.17.8
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

cve@mitre.org (Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-22563?: CVE-2024-22563 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openvswitch, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-22563?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.