Security update for openvswitch

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:0298-1
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2020-27827 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2020-27827 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 ESPOS 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

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

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-7-2021-298=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-POS-12-SP2-CLIENT-2021-298=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP2-2021-298=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2021-298=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 ESPOS 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-ESPOS-2021-298=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2021-298=1

Package List:

  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 (x86_64)
    • openvswitch-switch-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-switch-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-debugsource-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-switch-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-switch-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-debugsource-2.5.11-25.26.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 12-SP2 (x86_64)
    • openvswitch-switch-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-switch-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-debugsource-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-switch-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-switch-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-debugsource-2.5.11-25.26.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • openvswitch-switch-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-switch-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-debugsource-2.5.11-25.26.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • openvswitch-dpdk-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-debugsource-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-switch-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-switch-2.5.11-25.26.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2 (x86_64)
    • openvswitch-switch-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-switch-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-debugsource-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-switch-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-switch-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-debugsource-2.5.11-25.26.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 ESPOS 12-SP2 (x86_64)
    • openvswitch-switch-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-switch-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-debugsource-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-switch-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-switch-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-debugsource-2.5.11-25.26.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS 12-SP2 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openvswitch-switch-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-switch-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-debugsource-2.5.11-25.26.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS 12-SP2 (x86_64)
    • openvswitch-dpdk-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-debugsource-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-switch-debuginfo-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-2.5.11-25.26.1
    • openvswitch-dpdk-switch-2.5.11-25.26.1

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