Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath 8 update for openvswitch2.15

1) Error Handling

EUVDB-ID: #VU66809

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28199

CWE-ID: CWE-388 - Error Handling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect error handling of data within the mlx5 driver. A remote guest can send specially crafted packets to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

openvswitch2.15 (Red Hat package): 2.15.0-9.el8fdp - 2.15.0-113.2.el8fdp

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath: 8

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:openvswitch2.15_redhat_package:2.15.0-9.el8fdp:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:openvswitch2.15_redhat_package:2.15.0-28.el8fdp:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:openvswitch2.15_redhat_package:2.15.0-99.el8fdp:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_fast_datapath:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6505

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.