SB2017090622 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 update for openvswitch
Published: September 6, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017090622
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
3
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9214)
CWE-ID: CWE-191 - Integer underflow
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Open vSwitch (OvS) component due to unsigned integer underflow in the function ofputil_pull_queue_get_config_reply10 in lib/ofp-util.c. when parsing of OFPT_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REPLY messages. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted OFPT_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REPLY message, trigger buffer over-read and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
2) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9263)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Open vSwitch (OvS) component due to improper parsing of an OpenFlow role status message. A remote attacker with access to a malicious switch can send a specially crafted OpenFlow role status message, trigger a call to the abort() function for undefined role status reasons in the ofp_print_role_status_message function in lib/ofp-print.c and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
3) Buffer over-read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9265)
CWE-ID: CWE-126 - Buffer over-read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Open vSwitch (OvS) component due to improper parsing of GroupMod OpenFlow messages. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted GroupMod OpenFlow message from the controller in lib/ofp-util.c in the ofputil_pull_ofp15_group_mod function, trigger buffer over-read and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.