SUSE update for openvswitch



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-22563
CWE-ID CWE-401
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

ovn
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

ovn-vtep
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libopenvswitch-2_13-0
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

openvswitch-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

openvswitch-test-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

openvswitch
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

openvswitch-vtep-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libovn-20_03-0
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

ovn-host
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libovn-20_03-0-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

openvswitch-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

openvswitch-test
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python3-ovs
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

ovn-docker
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

openvswitch-vtep
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

ovn-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

ovn-central
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

openvswitch-ipsec
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libopenvswitch-2_13-0-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

openvswitch-pki
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

openvswitch-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU86620

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-2024-22563

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the ovs_pcap_open() function in lib/pcap-file.c. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package openvswitch to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP2

ovn: before 20.03.1-150200.9.31.1

ovn-vtep: before 20.03.1-150200.9.31.1

libopenvswitch-2_13-0: before 2.13.2-150200.9.31.1

openvswitch-debugsource: before 2.13.2-150200.9.31.1

openvswitch-test-debuginfo: before 2.13.2-150200.9.31.1

openvswitch: before 2.13.2-150200.9.31.1

openvswitch-vtep-debuginfo: before 2.13.2-150200.9.31.1

libovn-20_03-0: before 20.03.1-150200.9.31.1

ovn-host: before 20.03.1-150200.9.31.1

libovn-20_03-0-debuginfo: before 20.03.1-150200.9.31.1

openvswitch-debuginfo: before 2.13.2-150200.9.31.1

openvswitch-test: before 2.13.2-150200.9.31.1

python3-ovs: before 2.13.2-150200.9.31.1

ovn-docker: before 20.03.1-150200.9.31.1

openvswitch-vtep: before 2.13.2-150200.9.31.1

ovn-devel: before 20.03.1-150200.9.31.1

ovn-central: before 20.03.1-150200.9.31.1

openvswitch-ipsec: before 2.13.2-150200.9.31.1

libopenvswitch-2_13-0-debuginfo: before 2.13.2-150200.9.31.1

openvswitch-pki: before 2.13.2-150200.9.31.1

openvswitch-devel: before 2.13.2-150200.9.31.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20240526-1/


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.



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