First published: Wed Oct 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> openvswitch2.11: openvswitch: use-after-free in decode_NXAST_RAW_ENCAP during the decoding of a RAW_ENCAP action (CVE-2021-36980)</li> For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS<br>score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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redhat/openvswitch2.11 | <2.11.3-89.el7fd | 2.11.3-89.el7fd |
redhat/openvswitch2.11-debuginfo | <2.11.3-89.el7fd | 2.11.3-89.el7fd |
redhat/openvswitch2.11-devel | <2.11.3-89.el7fd | 2.11.3-89.el7fd |
redhat/python-openvswitch2.11 | <2.11.3-89.el7fd | 2.11.3-89.el7fd |
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RHSA-2021:3942 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability.
To fix RHSA-2021:3942, update the Open vSwitch packages to version 2.11.3-89.el7fd or later.
RHSA-2021:3942 addresses a use-after-free vulnerability in the decoding of a RAW_ENCAP action.
RHSA-2021:3942 affects Open vSwitch versions prior to 2.11.3-89.el7fd.
There is no documented workaround for RHSA-2021:3942; updating the affected packages is recommended.