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CVE-2024-1151: Kernel: stack overflow problem in open vswitch kernel module leading to dos
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-02-11 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-121
Description
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.
Affected products
- Debian Linux: 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora: 38, 39
- Linux kernel: through 6.7.8; 6.8, 6.8-rc1, 6.8-rc2, 6.8-rc3, 6.8-rc4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux: 8.0, 9.0
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4823
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4831
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9315
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1151
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2262241
- https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240207132416.1488485-1-aconole@redhat.com/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4823
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4831
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1151
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2262241
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3LZROQAX7Q7LEP4F7WQ3KUZKWCZGFFP2/
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