SB2024030759 - Fedora 40 update for openvswitch
Published: March 7, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3966)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
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 a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when handling Geneve packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted Geneve packets with HF offload to the system, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Insufficient verification of data authenticity (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5366)
CWE-ID: CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
CVSSv4: 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
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.