Ubuntu Security Notice 3873-1 - It was discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly decoded certain packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Open vSwitch to crash, resulting in a denial of service. It was discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled processing certain flows. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Open vSwitch to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3873-1
January 30, 2019
openvswitch vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Open vSwitch.
Software Description:
- openvswitch: Ethernet virtual switch
Details:
It was discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly decoded certain packets. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Open vSwitch to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-17204)
It was discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled processing certain
flows. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Open
vSwitch to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-17205)
It was discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled BUNDLE action
decoding. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Open
vSwitch to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-17206)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
openvswitch-common 2.9.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
openvswitch-common 2.5.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3873-1
CVE-2018-17204, CVE-2018-17205, CVE-2018-17206
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/2.9.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/2.5.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.2