SUSE-SU-2021:0297-1

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    SUSE-SU-2021:0297-1

    Published: 3 Feb 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-27827

    Summary: Security update for openvswitch

    Details: This update for openvswitch fixes the following issues: - openvswitch was updated to 2.8.10 - CVE-2020-27827: Fixed a memory leak when parsing lldp packets (bsc#1181345) A lot more minor bugs have been fixed with this openvswitch version. Please refer to the changelog of the openvswitch.rpm file in order to obtain a list of all changes.

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20210297-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1117483, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181345, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27827

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openvswitch

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/openvswitch&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%209

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.8.10-4.23.1

    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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