Description
openvswitch 2.17.8 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the function xmalloc__ in openvswitch-2.17.8/lib/util.c.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | openvswitch | 2.17.2-4 | — |
| Debian 13 | openvswitch | 2.17.2-4 | — |
| Debian 12 | openvswitch | 2.17.2-4 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | openvswitch | 2.13.8-0ubuntu1.1 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP5 | openvswitch | 2.11.5-150100.3.24.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0553-1, SUSE-SU-2024:0462-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | openvswitch | 2.14.2-150400.24.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0553-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | openvswitch | 2.14.2-150300.19.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0524-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | openvswitch | 2.13.2-150200.9.31.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0526-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | openvswitch | 2.11.5-3.21.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0544-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | openvswitch | 2.14.2-150400.24.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0553-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP3 | openvswitch | 2.14.2-150300.19.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0524-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP2 | openvswitch | 2.13.2-150200.9.31.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0526-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | openvswitch | 2.11.5-3.21.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0544-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | openvswitch | 2.14.2-150400.24.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0553-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP3 | openvswitch | 2.14.2-150300.19.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0524-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP2 | openvswitch | 2.13.2-150200.9.31.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0526-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | openvswitch | 2.14.2-150400.24.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0553-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | openvswitch | 2.14.2-150400.24.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0553-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | openvswitch | 2.14.2-150300.19.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0524-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | openvswitch | 2.14.2-150400.24.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0553-1 |
Advisories 5
- SUSE-SU-2024:0553-1 Security update for openvswitch SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:0526-1 Security update for openvswitch SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:0524-1 Security update for openvswitch SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:0462-1 Security update for openvswitch SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:0544-1 Security update for openvswitch SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026