Gentoo update for Open vSwitch
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 7 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-27827 CVE-2020-35498 CVE-2021-3905 CVE-2021-36980 CVE-2022-4337 CVE-2022-4338 CVE-2023-1668 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-401 CWE-20 CWE-416 CWE-125 CWE-191 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available. |
| Vulnerable software |
Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system net-misc/openvswitch Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Gentoo |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 7 vulnerabilities.
1) Memory leak
EUVDB-ID: #VU49910
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27827
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in lldpd when processing packets with multiple instances of certain TLVs. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Update the affected packages.
net-misc/openvswitch to version: 2.17.6
Gentoo Linux: All versions
net-misc/openvswitch: before 2.17.6
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:net-misc_openvswitch:*:*:*:*:*:gentoo_linux:*:*
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-16
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.
2) Input validation error
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 packages.
net-misc/openvswitch to version: 2.17.6
Gentoo Linux: All versions
net-misc/openvswitch: before 2.17.6
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:net-misc_openvswitch:*:*:*:*:*:gentoo_linux:*:*
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-16
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.
3) Memory leak
EUVDB-ID: #VU73248
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3905
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
net-misc/openvswitch to version: 2.17.6
Gentoo Linux: All versions
net-misc/openvswitch: before 2.17.6
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:net-misc_openvswitch:*:*:*:*:*:gentoo_linux:*:*
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-16
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.
4) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU55006
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36980
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in decode_NXAST_RAW_ENCAP (called from ofpact_decode and ofpacts_decode) during the decoding of a RAW_ENCAP action. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the system, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
net-misc/openvswitch to version: 2.17.6
Gentoo Linux: All versions
net-misc/openvswitch: before 2.17.6
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:net-misc_openvswitch:*:*:*:*:*:gentoo_linux:*:*
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-16
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.
5) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU70471
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4337
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when parsing Auto Attach TLV. A remote attacker can send specially crafted LLDP messages to the affected system, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system of perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Update the affected packages.
net-misc/openvswitch to version: 2.17.6
Gentoo Linux: All versions
net-misc/openvswitch: before 2.17.6
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:net-misc_openvswitch:*:*:*:*:*:gentoo_linux:*:*
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-16
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.
6) Integer underflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU70459
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4338
CWE-ID:
CWE-191 - Integer underflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow when parsing Auto Attach TLV. A remote attacker can send specially crafted LLDP messages to the affected system, trigger an integer underflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, by default interfaces are not configured to process LLDP messages.
Update the affected packages.
net-misc/openvswitch to version: 2.17.6
Gentoo Linux: All versions
net-misc/openvswitch: before 2.17.6
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:net-misc_openvswitch:*:*:*:*:*:gentoo_linux:*:*
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-16
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.
7) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU74579
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1668
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
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 IP packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted IP packets with "ip proto" set to "0" and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that flow rules contain 'set' actions on other fields in the IP protocol header.
Update the affected packages.
net-misc/openvswitch to version: 2.17.6
Gentoo Linux: All versions
net-misc/openvswitch: before 2.17.6
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:net-misc_openvswitch:*:*:*:*:*:gentoo_linux:*:*
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-16
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.
