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RHEL 7 : openvswitch2.11 (RHSA-2022:6850)
high Nessus Plugin ID 165739
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for openvswitch2.11.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2022:6850 advisory.- dpdk: DoS when a Vhost header crosses more than two descriptors and exhausts all mbufs (CVE-2022-2132)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL openvswitch2.11 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2022:6850.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?005f2054
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 165739
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-6850.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 10/6/2022
Updated: 4/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-2132
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.6
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openvswitch2.11, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openvswitch2.11-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openvswitch2.11-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-openvswitch2.11
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/6/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/31/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-2132