Ubuntu Security Notice 3450-1 - Bhargava Shastry discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled certain OFP messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Open vSwitch to crash, resulting in a denial of service. It was discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled certain OpenFlow role messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Open vSwitch to crash, resulting in a denial of service. It was discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled certain malformed packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Open vSwitch to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 17.04. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3450-1
October 11, 2017
openvswitch vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Open vSwitch.
Software Description:
- openvswitch: Ethernet virtual switch
Details:
Bhargava Shastry discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled certain
OFP messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
Open vSwitch to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9214)
It was discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled certain OpenFlow
role messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
Open vSwitch to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9263)
It was discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled certain malformed
packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Open
vSwitch to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 17.04. (CVE-2017-9264)
It was discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled group mod OpenFlow
messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Open
vSwitch to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9265)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 17.04:
openvswitch-common 2.6.1-0ubuntu5.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
openvswitch-common 2.5.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3450-1
CVE-2017-9214, CVE-2017-9263, CVE-2017-9264, CVE-2017-9265
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/2.6.1-0ubuntu5.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/2.5.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2