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CVE-2022-32166

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-32166 is a heap buffer over-read vulnerability affecting Open vSwitch (OVS) versions v0.90.0 through v2.5.0, impacting cloudbase and Debian Linux distributions. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) can be exploited locally with low complexity, potentially leading to software crashes, memory modification, and possibly remote code execution. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= v2.5.0CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:openvswitch:openvswitch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 0.90.0, <= 2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cloudbase:open_vswitch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
4.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0055 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 15,937 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: openvswitch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-32166Important

openvswitch: Heap buffer over-read in flow.c

Sep 28, 2022

References

github.com / cloudbase/ovs/commit/2ed6505555cdcb46f9b1f0329d1491b75290fc73
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00036.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
mend.io / vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-32166
Third Party Advisory