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SUSE: 2024:0462-1 Critical Update: Openvswitch Memory Leak Fix

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Calendar Grey February 13, 2024
Dist Suse Esm H88
Important vulnerability fix released for openvswitch impacting various SUSE Linux versions. Solution for the memory leak issue included.
* bsc#1219059 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-22563

Summary

## This update for openvswitch fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-22563: Fixed memory leak via the function xmalloc__ in /lib/util.c (bsc#1219059). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE 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 Package Hub 15 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP5-2024-462=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * openvswitch-debugsource-2.11.5-150100.3.24.1 * python2-ovs-debuginfo-2.11.5-150100.3.24.1 * libopenvswitch-2_11-0-2.11.5-150100.3.24.1 * python2-ovs-2.11.5-150100.3.24.1 * openvswitch-debuginfo-2.11.5-150100.3.24.1

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References

* bsc#1219059

Cross-

* CVE-2024-22563

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-22563 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-22563 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-22563.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219059

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0462-1
Rating: important

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