CVE-2022-32166
Moderate
ovs - buffer over-read
In ovs versions v0.90.0 through v2.5.0 are vulnerable to heap buffer over-read in flow.c. An unsafe comparison of “minimasks” function could lead access to an unmapped region of memory. This vulnerability is capable of crashing the software, memory modification, and possible remote execution.
Exploit probability
0.6%
Published
September 28, 2022
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
10 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2022-32166
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In ovs versions v0.90.0 through v2.5.0 are vulnerable to heap buffer over-read in flow.c. An unsafe comparison of “minimasks” function could lead access to an unmapped region of memory. This vulnerability is capable of crashing the software, memory modification, and possible remote execution.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/32xxx/CVE-2022-32166.json
- https://github.com/cloudbase/ovs/commit/2ed6505555cdcb46f9b1f0329d1491b75290fc73
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00036.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32166
- https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-32166