SUSE-SU-2021:0298-1

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    SUSE-SU-2021:0298-1

    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 2.5.11 - CVE-2020-27827: Fixed a memory leak when parsing lldp packets (bsc#1181345) - datapath: Clear the L4 portion of the key for 'later' fragments - datapath: Properly set L4 keys on 'later' IP fragments - ofproto-dpif: Fix using uninitialised memory in user_action_cookie. - stream-ssl: Fix crash on NULL private key and valid certificate. - datapath: fix flow actions reallocation

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20210298-1/, 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%207

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.5.11-25.26.1

    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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