First published: Thu May 20 2021(Updated: )
Open vSwitch provides standard network bridging functions and support for<br>the OpenFlow protocol for remote per-flow control of traffic.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> lldpd: buffer overflow in the lldp_decode function in daemon/protocols/lldp.c</li> (CVE-2015-8011)<br><li> openvswitch: limitation in the OVS packet parsing in userspace leads to DoS</li> (CVE-2020-35498)<br><li> lldp/openvswitch: denial of service via externally triggered memory leak</li> (CVE-2020-27827)
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
redhat/openvswitch | <2.9.9-1.el7fd | 2.9.9-1.el7fd |
redhat/openvswitch-debuginfo | <2.9.9-1.el7fd | 2.9.9-1.el7fd |
redhat/openvswitch-devel | <2.9.9-1.el7fd | 2.9.9-1.el7fd |
redhat/openvswitch-test | <2.9.9-1.el7fd | 2.9.9-1.el7fd |
redhat/python-openvswitch | <2.9.9-1.el7fd | 2.9.9-1.el7fd |
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RHSA-2021:2077 addresses a buffer overflow vulnerability in lldpd related to the lldp_decode function.
Open vSwitch versions prior to 2.9.9-1.el7fd are affected by RHSA-2021:2077.
To fix the vulnerabilities, upgrade to Open vSwitch version 2.9.9-1.el7fd or later.
Not applying the RHSA-2021:2077 update may leave your system vulnerable to potential buffer overflow attacks.
Yes, it is recommended to verify that the Open vSwitch service is functioning correctly after applying RHSA-2021:2077.