CVE-2018-17206
First published: Wed Sep 19 2018(Updated: )
An issue was discovered in Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.7.x through 2.7.6. The decode_bundle function inside lib/ofp-actions.c is affected by a buffer over-read issue during BUNDLE action decoding.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| 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+deb11u5 3.1.0-2+deb12u1 3.4.0-1 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3500
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0053
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0081
- https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/commit/9237a63c47bd314b807cda0bd2216264e82edbe8
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00032.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3873-1/
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-17206
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17206
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1632529
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17206
- https://access.redhat.com/containers/#/registry.access.redhat.com/openshift3/node
- https://access.redhat.com/articles/2176281
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1632528
- https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/commit/5026a263d7846077eee540de42192d27da513226
- https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/commit/20626d38c1a1d4cebb5a6911ea3cb6a7f4f993f8
- https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/commit/ee47d61ba1c97cf67a68f0191dec1f93bfafc0a0
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-17206
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-17206
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17206
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?
The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2018-17206.
What is the severity of CVE-2018-17206?
The severity of CVE-2018-17206 is medium (4.9).
What is affected by CVE-2018-17206?
Open vSwitch (OvS) versions 2.7.x through 2.7.6 are affected by CVE-2018-17206.
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.
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).
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/launchpad-cve
- source/Launchpad
- collector/redhat-bugzilla
- source/Red Hat
- alias/CVE-2018-17206
- agent/author
- collector/nvd-cve
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/description
- agent/remedy
- agent/references
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/tags
- agent/event
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- source/Debian
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/usn-cve
- source/Ubuntu
- vendor/openvswitch
- canonical/openvswitch openvswitch
- version/openvswitch openvswitch/2.7.0
- version/openvswitch openvswitch/2.7.6
- vendor/redhat
- canonical/redhat openstack
- version/redhat openstack/10
- version/redhat openstack/13
- vendor/canonical
- canonical/canonical ubuntu linux
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/16.04
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/18.04
- vendor/debian
- canonical/debian debian linux
- version/debian debian linux/9.0
- package-manager/debian