Vulnerability in Red Hat Fast Datapath For Enterprise Linux 10

CVE-2026-5265

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.

EPSS: 0.006 (47.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-5265?
CVE-2026-5265 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Fast Datapath For Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-5265?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.