Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6690-1 openvswitch

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6690-1
March 12, 2024

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

– Ubuntu 23.10
– Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Open vSwitch.

Software Description:
– openvswitch: Ethernet virtual switch

Details:

Timothy Redaelli and Haresh Khandelwal discovered that Open vSwitch
incorrectly handled certain crafted Geneve packets when hardware offloading
via the netlink path is enabled. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause Open vSwitch to crash, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-3966)

It was discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled certain ICMPv6
Neighbor Advertisement packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to redirect traffic to arbitrary IP addresses. (CVE-2023-5366)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
openvswitch-common 3.2.2-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
python3-openvswitch 3.2.2-0ubuntu0.23.10.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
openvswitch-common 2.17.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
python3-openvswitch 2.17.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
openvswitch-common 2.13.8-0ubuntu1.4
python3-openvswitch 2.13.8-0ubuntu1.4

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6690-1
CVE-2023-3966, CVE-2023-5366

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/3.2.2-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/2.17.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/2.13.8-0ubuntu1.4