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SUSE: 2022:3099-1 Moderate: Openvswitch Use-After-Free Issue

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Calendar Grey September 6, 2022
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SUSE Linux Enterprise has released an update targeting a moderate vulnerability in openvswitch, aiming to improve overall system resilience and fortify security.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for openvswitch fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-36980: Fixed a use-after-free issue during the decoding of a RAW_ENCAP action (bsc#1188524). 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: - openSUSE Leap 15.4: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2022-3099=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP4: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP4-2022-3099=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP4: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP4-2022-3099=1 Package List: - openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

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security advisory moderate security issue patch use-after-free SUSE Linux Enterprise openvswitch

References

#1188524

Cross- CVE-2021-36980

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-36980 (NVD) : 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2021-36980 (SUSE): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15-SP4

SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3

SUSE Manager Server 4.3

openSUSE Leap 15.4

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-36980.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1188524

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:3099-1
Rating: moderate

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