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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5890-1: Open vSwitch DoS Vulnerability Risk

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in Open vSwitch.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5890-1
February 27, 2023

openvswitch vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Open vSwitch.

Software Description:
- openvswitch: Ethernet virtual switch

Details:

Qian Chen discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled certain
Organization Specific TLVs. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
Open vSwitch to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 22.10:
   openvswitch-common              3.0.3-0ubuntu0.22.10.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   openvswitch-common              2.17.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   openvswitch-common              2.13.8-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
   openvswitch-common              2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.4

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5890-1
   CVE-2022-4337, CVE-2022-4338

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/3.0.3-0ubuntu0.22.10.2
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/2.17.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.2
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/2.13.8-0ubuntu1.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.4

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5890-1: Open vSwitch DoS Vulnerability Risk

ubuntu
Calendar Grey February 27, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities in Open vSwitch have been addressed in Ubuntu releases, impacting both stability and security.
Several security issues were fixed in Open vSwitch.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.10: openvswitch-common 3.0.3-0ubuntu0.22.10.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: openvswitch-common 2.17.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: openvswitch-common 2.13.8-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: openvswitch-common 2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5890-1

CVE-2022-4337, CVE-2022-4338

Severity
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Critical

February 27, 2023

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/3.0.3-0ubuntu0.22.10.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/2.17.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/2.13.8-0ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.4

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