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Debian: CVE-2015-8011: lldpd, openvswitch -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2015-8011: lldpd, openvswitch -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/28/2020
Created
07/31/2024
Added
07/30/2024
Modified
07/30/2024

Description

Buffer overflow in the lldp_decode function in daemon/protocols/lldp.c in lldpd before 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving large management addresses and TLV boundaries.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-lldpd
  • debian-upgrade-openvswitch

References

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