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HistoryNov 26, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

Open vSwitch vulnerability

2023-11-2600:00:00
ubuntu.com
20
open vswitch
ubuntu
lts
esm
icmpv6
neighbour advertisement
packet handling
vulnerability

7.1 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

5.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 18.04 ESM

Packages

  • openvswitch - Ethernet virtual switch

Details

It was discovered that Open vSwitch did not correctly handle OpenFlow
rules for ICMPv6 Neighbour Advertisement packets. A local attacker could
possibly use this issue to redirect traffic to arbitrary IP addresses.

7.1 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

5.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%