Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath 8 update for ovn

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU87512

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2182

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling BFD packets from inside unprivileged workloads. A remote user with access to a virtual machine or a container can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath (for RHEL for ARM 64): 8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath (for IBM z Systems): 8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath (for RHEL Server for IBM Power LE): 8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath: 8

ovn22.12 (Red Hat package): before 22.12.1-94.el8fdp

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1386

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.