Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: openvswitch: Fix unsafe attribute parsing in output_userspace() This patch replaces the manual Netlink attribute iteration in output_userspace() with nla_for_each_nested(), which ensures that only well-formed attributes are processed.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel; debian: debian linux
References10
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0236742bd959332181c1fcc41a05b7b709180501 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/06b4f110c79716c181a8c5da007c259807840232 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/47f7f00cf2fa3137d5c0416ef1a71bdf77901395 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fa672cbce9c86c3efb8621df1ae580d47813430 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6712dc21506738f5f22b4f68b7c0d9e0df819dbd Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6beb6835c1fbb3f676aebb51a5fee6b77fed9308 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bca8df998cce1fead8cbc69144862eadc2e34c87 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec334aaab74705cc515205e1da3cb369fdfd93cd Patch
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-307/ Third Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.html Third Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 19 · as of 7 November 2026
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