CVE-2018-17206: Medium severity Openvswitch OpenvSwitch vulnerability

Published Sep 19, 2018
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Updated

An issue was discovered in Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.7.x through 2.7.6. The decodebundle function inside lib/ofp-actions.c is affected by a buffer over-read issue during BUNDLE action decoding.

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
Openvswitch OpenvSwitch>=2.7.0<=2.7.6
redhat Openstack=10
redhat Openstack=13
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
debian/openvswitch
2.15.0+ds1-2+deb11u53.1.0-2+deb12u13.5.0-13.7.1-3

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/openvswitch to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.15.0+ds1-2+deb11u5Fixed in 3.1.0-2+deb12u1Fixed in 3.5.0-1Fixed in 3.7.1-3

Event History

Sep 19, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:29 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Sep 25, 2018
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·01:55 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:54 PM
Description
Sep 7, 2025
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·03:47 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jul 16, 2026
Data Sourced
via Debian·11:21 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2018-17206.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-17206?

The severity of CVE-2018-17206 is medium (4.9).

3

What is affected by CVE-2018-17206?

Open vSwitch (OvS) versions 2.7.x through 2.7.6 are affected by CVE-2018-17206.

4

How can I fix the vulnerability CVE-2018-17206?

To fix the vulnerability CVE-2018-17206, update Open vSwitch to version 2.10.7+ds1-0+deb10u1 or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-17206?

More information about CVE-2018-17206 can be found on the following links: [Link 1](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3500), [Link 2](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0053), [Link 3](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0081).

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