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SUSE: 2021:0440-1 Critical: Openvswitch Security Vulnerability Patch

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Calendar Grey February 11, 2021
Dist Suse Esm H88
Addresses a denial of service vulnerability in openvswitch across various SUSE distributions. Verify updates to maintain security.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for openvswitch fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-35498: Fixed a denial of service related to the handling of Ethernet padding (bsc#1181742). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Manager Server 4.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.0-2021-439=1 - SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.0-2021-439=1 - SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.0-2021-439=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2021-439=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update patch Denial of Service SUSE support openvswitch

References

#1181742

Cross- CVE-2020-35498

CVSS scores:

CVE-2020-35498 (SUSE): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Manager Server 4.0

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0

SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS

SUSE Enterprise Storage 6

SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-35498.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181742

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:0439-1
Rating: important

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory software update patch Denial of Service SUSE support openvswitch

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