Vulnerability identifier: #VU87512

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Open Virtual Network
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor: Open Virtual Network

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

Open Virtual Network: 24.03.0, 23.09.0 - 23.09.2, 23.06.0 - 23.06.2, 23.03.0 - 23.03.2, 22.03.0 - 22.03.6

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External links
http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2182
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2267840
http://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-announce/2024-March/000346.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/12/5

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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.