SB2021031521 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath 7 update for openvswitch2.11

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SB2021031521 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath 7 update for openvswitch2.11

Published: March 15, 2021 Updated: April 7, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2021031521
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27827)

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

CVSSv4: 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


The 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.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35498)

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:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green


The 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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References