USN-6068-1

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    USN-6068-1

    Published: 10 May 2023Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: openvswitch vulnerability

    Details: David Marchand discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled IP packets with the protocol set to 0. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6068-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-1668

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openvswitch

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.5

    Affected versions

    2.8.0-0ubuntu2
    2.8.1-0ubuntu2
    2.8.1-0ubuntu3

    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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