CVE-2026-34956

Medium

Description

A flaw was found in Open vSwitch. When Open vSwitch is configured with a conntrack flow using FTP helpers over the userspace datapath, a remote attacker can send a specially crafted FTP stream with an EPASV command exceeding 255 characters. This heap access error can lead to a crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected system.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.9
Exploit probability—
ProductEnterprise Linux 7
PublishedMay 5, 2026
First seenMay 5, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-120CWE-120

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
enterprise_linux 7No range specified—
enterprise_linux 8No range specified—
enterprise_linux 9No range specified—
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7No range specified—
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4No range specified—
Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)No range specified—
Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2No range specified—
Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1No range specified—
Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0No range specified—

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