Vulnerability Database · Debian · Package report
openvswitch: vulnerability history, versions and safety
openvswitch is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 47 vulnerabilities for it across 61 releases, from Aug 2012 to Jun 2026. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.
No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.
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Vulert verdict on openvswitch i
Updated on 23 Oct 2026
Careful: 4 of the 47 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.
What to do: Plan around the 4 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →
- Vulnerabilities on record 47 over 13 years · 2 in the last year i
- Latest disclosure 04 Jun 2026 i
- Highest CVSS 9.8 i
- With no published fix 4 i
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01 Versions
Which versions are affected
Every version Vulert holds for openvswitch, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.
Newest 61 of 61 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.
02 Disclosure history
How often vulnerabilities are recorded
Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 2 of the 47 were recorded in the last 12 months.
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03 Vulnerabilities
Recorded vulnerabilities for openvswitch
| Vulnerability | Severity | Fixed version ↓ | Disclosed ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Open vSwitch Package | 9.8 critical | 2.3.0+git20140819-4 | 03 Jul 2016 |
| Buffer Over-read Vulnerability in Open vSwitch (CVE-2017-9265) | 9.8 critical | 2.8.1+dfsg1-2 | 29 May 2017 |
| Critical Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in OpenvSwitch | 9.8 critical | 2.15.0+ds1-2+deb11u2 | 10 Jan 2023 |
| Buffer Over-read Vulnerability in Open vSwitch (OvS) | 9.8 critical | 2.8.1+dfsg1-2 | 29 May 2017 |
| Buffer Over-read Vulnerability in Open vSwitch - CVE-2017-9214 | 9.8 critical | 2.8.1+dfsg1-2 | 23 May 2017 |
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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315
