USN-7396-1: OVN vulnerability

Publication date

31 March 2025

Overview

OVN would allow unintended access to the network.


Packages

  • ovn - system to support virtual network abstraction

Details

Marius Berntsberg, Trygve Vea, Tore Anderson, Rodolfo Alonso, Jay Faulkner,
and Brian Haley discovered that OVN incorrectly handled certain crafted UDP
packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass egress
ACL rules.

Marius Berntsberg, Trygve Vea, Tore Anderson, Rodolfo Alonso, Jay Faulkner,
and Brian Haley discovered that OVN incorrectly handled certain crafted UDP
packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass egress
ACL rules.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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