RHEL 7 : openvswitch (RHSA-2019:0053)

high Nessus Plugin ID 194036

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for openvswitch.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2019:0053 advisory.

- openvswitch: Mishandle of group mods in lib/ofp-util.c:parse_group_prop_ntr_selection_method() allows for assertion failure (CVE-2018-17204)

- openvswitch: Error during bundle commit in ofproto/ofproto.c:ofproto_rule_insert__() allows for crash (CVE-2018-17205)

- openvswitch: Buffer over-read in lib/ofp-actions.c:decode_bundle() (CVE-2018-17206)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the RHEL openvswitch package based on the guidance in RHSA-2019:0053.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 194036

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2019-0053.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 4/27/2024

Updated: 4/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-17205

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openvswitch-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-openvswitch, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openvswitch, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openvswitch-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openvswitch-ovn-central, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openvswitch-ovn-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openvswitch-ovn-host, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openvswitch-ovn-vtep

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: 1/16/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/19/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-17204, CVE-2018-17205, CVE-2018-17206

CWE: 125, 20

RHSA: 2019:0053

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