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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-06 | Published 2026-06-04 | Updated 2026-06-06 | Assigner mitre

References

github.com/majdlatah/OVS-Other-Config-Bug exploit

github.com/majdlatah/OVS-Other-Config-Bug

cve.org (CVE-2026-36499)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-36499)

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