SB2022091421 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath 8 update for openvswitch2.17
Published: September 14, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022091421
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Error Handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28199)
CWE-ID: CWE-388 - Error Handling
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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 a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect error handling of data within the mlx5 driver. A remote guest can send specially crafted packets to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.