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Debian 10: DLA-3734-1 Moderate: Open vSwitch ICMPv6 Bypass Attack

debian lts
Calendar Grey February 18, 2024
Dist Debian Esm H88
Enhance the Open vSwitch installation on Debian LTS to rectify vulnerabilities in ICMPv6 packet processing that could potentially compromise local virtual machines.
A flaw was found in Open vSwitch that allows ICMPv6 Neighbor Advertisement packets between virtual machines to bypass OpenFlow rules
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Summary

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
2.10.7+ds1-0+deb10u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your openvswitch packages.

For the detailed security status of openvswitch please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/openvswitch

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


Package: openvswitch
Version: 2.10.7+ds1-0+deb10u5
CVE ID: CVE-2023-5366
Debian Bug:

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