SB2017010101 - Gentoo update for Open vSwitch
Published: January 1, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017010101
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2074)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in lib/flow.c in ovs-vswitchd due to boundary error. A remote attacker can send specially crafted MPLS packets, as demonstrated by a long string in an ovs-appctl command, and execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.