Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-35498 |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system openvswitch-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component openvswitch-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component openvswitch Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libopenvswitch-2_11-0-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libopenvswitch-2_11-0 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU50603
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35498
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing network packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected package openvswitch to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP5
openvswitch-debugsource: before 2.11.5-3.9.1
openvswitch-debuginfo: before 2.11.5-3.9.1
openvswitch: before 2.11.5-3.9.1
libopenvswitch-2_11-0-debuginfo: before 2.11.5-3.9.1
libopenvswitch-2_11-0: before 2.11.5-3.9.1
CPE2.3https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223384-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.