Description
When generating an ICMP Destination Unreachable or Packet Too Big response, the handler copies a portion of the original packet into the ICMP error body using the IP header's self-declared total length (ip_tot_len for IPv4, ip6_plen for IPv6) without validating it against the actual packet buffer size. A VM can send a short packet with an inflated IP length field that triggers an ICMP error (e.g., by hitting a reject ACL), causing ovn-controller to read heap memory beyond the valid packet data and include it in the ICMP response sent back to the VM.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for RHEL 7 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for RHEL 7 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for RHEL 7 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for RHEL 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for RHEL 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for RHEL 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for RHEL 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for RHEL 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for RHEL 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Fast Datapath for RHEL 9 | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11694
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11695
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11696
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11698
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11700
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11701
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11702
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22110
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22111
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5265
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2453458
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/20/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/20/4
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 24, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 26, 2026
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis