A vulnerability was found in openvswitch. A limitation in the implementation of userspace packet parsing can allow a malicious user to send a specially crafted packet causing the resulting megaflow in the kernel to be too wide, potentially causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Openvswitch | Openvswitch | 2.5.0 (including) | 2.5.12 (excluding) |
| Openvswitch | Openvswitch | 2.6.0 (including) | 2.6.10 (excluding) |
| Openvswitch | Openvswitch | 2.7.0 (including) | 2.7.13 (excluding) |
| Openvswitch | Openvswitch | 2.8.0 (including) | 2.8.11 (excluding) |
| Openvswitch | Openvswitch | 2.9.0 (including) | 2.9.9 (excluding) |
| Openvswitch | Openvswitch | 2.10.0 (including) | 2.10.7 (excluding) |
| Openvswitch | Openvswitch | 2.11.0 (including) | 2.11.6 (excluding) |
| Openvswitch | Openvswitch | 2.12.0 (including) | 2.12.3 (excluding) |
| Openvswitch | Openvswitch | 2.13.0 (including) | 2.13.3 (excluding) |
| Openvswitch | Openvswitch | 2.14.0 (including) | 2.14.2 (excluding) |
| Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | RedHat | openvswitch2.11-0:2.11.3-86.el7fdp | * |
| Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | RedHat | openvswitch2.13-0:2.13.0-81.el7fdp | * |
| Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | RedHat | openvswitch-0:2.9.9-1.el7fdp | * |
| Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | openvswitch2.13-0:2.13.0-79.5.el8fdp | * |
| Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | openvswitch2.11-0:2.11.3-83.el8fdp | * |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 (Queens) | RedHat | openvswitch2.11-0:2.11.3-86.el7fdp | * |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4.2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUS | RedHat | openvswitch-0:2.9.9-1.el7fdp | * |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | RedHat | openvswitch2.11-0:2.11.3-86.el7fdp | * |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | RedHat | ovn2.11-0:2.11.1-57.el7fdp | * |
| Openvswitch | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Openvswitch | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Openvswitch | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Openvswitch | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Openvswitch | Ubuntu | esm-infra/xenial | * |
| Openvswitch | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Openvswitch | Ubuntu | groovy | * |
| Openvswitch | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Openvswitch | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
Mitigation of resource exhaustion attacks requires that the target system either:
The first of these solutions is an issue in itself though, since it may allow attackers to prevent the use of the system by a particular valid user. If the attacker impersonates the valid user, they may be able to prevent the user from accessing the server in question.
The second solution is simply difficult to effectively institute – and even when properly done, it does not provide a full solution. It simply makes the attack require more resources on the part of the attacker.