VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-27827

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability3.23%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-03-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A flaw was found in multiple versions of OpenvSwitch. Specially crafted LLDP packets can cause memory to be lost when allocating data to handle specific optional TLVs, potentially causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-400

Primary references