VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-36499

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-06-04
Last modified2026-07-22
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A missing upper-bound check in the udpif_set_threads() function of Open vSwitch v3.6.90 allows an attacker with OVSDB write access to request an excessive number of handler or revalidation threads. This can cause a denial of service (DoS) via resource exhaustion.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Primary references