SUSE-SU-2017:2212-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:2212-1

    Published: 18 Aug 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for openvswitch

    Details: This update for openvswitch fixes the following issues: - CVE-2017-9263: OpenFlow role status message can cause a call to abort() leading to application crash (bsc#1041470) - CVE-2017-9265: Buffer over-read while parsing message could lead to crash or maybe arbitrary code execution (bsc#1041447) - Do not restart the ovs-vswitchd and ovsdb-server services on package updates (bsc#1002734) - Do not restart the ovs-vswitchd, ovsdb-server and openvswitch services on package removals. This facilitates potential future package moves but also preserves connectivity when the package is removed (bsc#1050896)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20172212-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1002734, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1041447, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1041470, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1050896, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9263, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9265

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openvswitch

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/openvswitch&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.0-3.3.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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