SB2023031330 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath 8 update for openvswitch2.16
Published: March 13, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023031330
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3905)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in lib/ipf.c during userspace IP fragmentation processing. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packet fragments to the system to trigger memory leak and perform denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.