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Red Hat: CVE-2020-35498: Moderate: openvswitch2.13 security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2020-35498: Moderate: openvswitch2.13 security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
02/11/2021
Created
02/13/2021
Added
02/12/2021
Modified
05/21/2021

Description

A vulnerability was found in openvswitch. A limitation in the implementation of userspace packet parsing can allow a malicious user to send a specially crafted packet causing the resulting megaflow in the kernel to be too wide, potentially causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-network-scripts-openvswitch2-11
  • redhat-upgrade-network-scripts-openvswitch2-13
  • redhat-upgrade-openvswitch
  • redhat-upgrade-openvswitch-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-openvswitch-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-openvswitch-test
  • redhat-upgrade-openvswitch2-11
  • redhat-upgrade-openvswitch2-11-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-openvswitch2-11-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-openvswitch2-11-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-openvswitch2-11-test
  • redhat-upgrade-openvswitch2-13
  • redhat-upgrade-openvswitch2-13-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-openvswitch2-13-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-openvswitch2-13-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-openvswitch2-13-ipsec
  • redhat-upgrade-openvswitch2-13-test
  • redhat-upgrade-python-openvswitch
  • redhat-upgrade-python-openvswitch2-11
  • redhat-upgrade-python3-openvswitch2-11
  • redhat-upgrade-python3-openvswitch2-11-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-python3-openvswitch2-13
  • redhat-upgrade-python3-openvswitch2-13-debuginfo

References

  • DSA-4852
  • CVE-2020-35498

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