# Security update for openvswitch3

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0738-1  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1219465

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-3966

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-3966 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * Server Applications Module 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

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for openvswitch3 fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2023-3966: Fixed invalid memory access in Geneve with HW offload
    (bsc#1219465).

## 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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-738=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-738=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2024-738=1

  * Server Applications Module 15-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP5-2024-738=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * ovn3-host-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-pki-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-vtep-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-test-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-vtep-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * libopenvswitch-3_1-0-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-devel-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-central-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-ipsec-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * python3-ovs3-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-test-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-host-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-docker-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-central-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * libovn-23_03-0-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * libopenvswitch-3_1-0-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-vtep-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * libovn-23_03-0-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-devel-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-vtep-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-debugsource-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)
    * openvswitch3-doc-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-doc-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libovn-23_03-0-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * libopenvswitch-3_1-0-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * libopenvswitch-3_1-0-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-host-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-host-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * libovn-23_03-0-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-pki-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-vtep-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-vtep-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-vtep-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-central-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * python3-ovs3-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-debugsource-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-vtep-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-docker-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-central-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
  * Server Applications Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * ovn3-host-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-pki-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-vtep-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-test-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-vtep-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * libopenvswitch-3_1-0-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-devel-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-central-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-ipsec-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * python3-ovs3-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-test-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-host-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-docker-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-central-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * libovn-23_03-0-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * libopenvswitch-3_1-0-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-vtep-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * libovn-23_03-0-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-devel-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * ovn3-vtep-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1
    * openvswitch3-debugsource-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3966.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219465

SUSE: 2024:0738-1 important: openvswitch3

March 1, 2024
* bsc#1219465 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-3966

Summary

## This update for openvswitch3 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-3966: Fixed invalid memory access in Geneve with HW offload (bsc#1219465). ## 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: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-738=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-738=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2024-738=1 * Server Applications Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP5-2024-738=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * ovn3-host-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-pki-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-vtep-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-test-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-vtep-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * libopenvswitch-3_1-0-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-devel-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-central-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-ipsec-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * python3-ovs3-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-test-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-host-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-docker-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-central-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * libovn-23_03-0-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * libopenvswitch-3_1-0-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-vtep-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * libovn-23_03-0-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-devel-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-vtep-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-debugsource-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch) * openvswitch3-doc-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-doc-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * libovn-23_03-0-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * libopenvswitch-3_1-0-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * libopenvswitch-3_1-0-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-host-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-host-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * libovn-23_03-0-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-pki-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-vtep-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-vtep-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-vtep-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-central-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * python3-ovs3-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-debugsource-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-vtep-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-docker-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-central-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * Server Applications Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * ovn3-host-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-pki-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-vtep-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-test-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-vtep-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * libopenvswitch-3_1-0-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-devel-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-central-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-ipsec-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * python3-ovs3-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-test-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-debuginfo-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-host-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-docker-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-central-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * libovn-23_03-0-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * libopenvswitch-3_1-0-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-vtep-debuginfo-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * libovn-23_03-0-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-devel-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * ovn3-vtep-23.03.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1 * openvswitch3-debugsource-3.1.0-150500.3.16.1

References

* bsc#1219465

Cross-

* CVE-2023-3966

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-3966 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

* Server Applications Module 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

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3966.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219465

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0738-1
Rating: important

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