SUSE update for openvswitch3

1) Insufficient verification of data authenticity

EUVDB-ID: #VU83434

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5366

CWE-ID: CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to missing verification of data authenticity when handling ICMPv6 Neighbor Advertisement packets between virtual machines. A local user can bypass OpenFlow rules and send otherwise restricted packets.

Mitigation

Update the affected package openvswitch3 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Server Applications Module: 15-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP5

openSUSE Leap: 15.5

ovn3-doc: before 23.03.0-150500.3.11.1

openvswitch3-doc: before 3.1.0-150500.3.11.1

openvswitch3-debuginfo: before 3.1.0-150500.3.11.1

ovn3-docker: before 23.03.0-150500.3.11.1

openvswitch3-test-debuginfo: before 3.1.0-150500.3.11.1

ovn3-vtep-debuginfo: before 23.03.0-150500.3.11.1

openvswitch3-debugsource: before 3.1.0-150500.3.11.1

ovn3-vtep: before 23.03.0-150500.3.11.1

openvswitch3: before 3.1.0-150500.3.11.1

libovn-23_03-0-debuginfo: before 23.03.0-150500.3.11.1

ovn3-debuginfo: before 23.03.0-150500.3.11.1

python3-ovs3: before 3.1.0-150500.3.11.1

openvswitch3-ipsec: before 3.1.0-150500.3.11.1

ovn3-central-debuginfo: before 23.03.0-150500.3.11.1

openvswitch3-vtep-debuginfo: before 3.1.0-150500.3.11.1

ovn3-central: before 23.03.0-150500.3.11.1

ovn3: before 23.03.0-150500.3.11.1

ovn3-host: before 23.03.0-150500.3.11.1

libopenvswitch-3_1-0: before 3.1.0-150500.3.11.1

ovn3-host-debuginfo: before 23.03.0-150500.3.11.1

ovn3-devel: before 23.03.0-150500.3.11.1

openvswitch3-devel: before 3.1.0-150500.3.11.1

openvswitch3-pki: before 3.1.0-150500.3.11.1

libopenvswitch-3_1-0-debuginfo: before 3.1.0-150500.3.11.1

libovn-23_03-0: before 23.03.0-150500.3.11.1

openvswitch3-test: before 3.1.0-150500.3.11.1

openvswitch3-vtep: before 3.1.0-150500.3.11.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:server_applications_module:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:ovn3-doc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:openvswitch3-doc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:openvswitch3-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:ovn3-docker:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:openvswitch3-test-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:ovn3-vtep-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:openvswitch3-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:ovn3-vtep:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:openvswitch3:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libovn-23_03-0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:ovn3-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python3-ovs3:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:openvswitch3-ipsec:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:ovn3-central-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:openvswitch3-vtep-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:ovn3-central:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:ovn3:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:ovn3-host:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libopenvswitch-3_1-0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:ovn3-host-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:ovn3-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:openvswitch3-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:openvswitch3-pki:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libopenvswitch-3_1-0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libovn-23_03-0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:openvswitch3-test:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:openvswitch3-vtep:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234657-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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