usn-5890-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-02-27 12:24
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
openvswitch vulnerabilities
Details
Qian Chen discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled certain Organization Specific TLVs. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Open vSwitch to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2022-4337",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
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}
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"availability": "No subscription required",
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{
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},
{
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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}
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}
],
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"2.8.1-0ubuntu2",
"2.8.1-0ubuntu3",
"2.9.0~git20180205.5a39582ca-0ubuntu1",
"2.9.0-0ubuntu1",
"2.9.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2",
"2.9.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.3",
"2.9.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
"2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2",
"2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.2",
"2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.3"
]
},
{
"database_specific": {
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"id": "CVE-2022-4337",
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{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2022-4338",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "openvswitch-common",
"binary_version": "2.13.8-0ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "openvswitch-pki",
"binary_version": "2.13.8-0ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "openvswitch-source",
"binary_version": "2.13.8-0ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "openvswitch-switch",
"binary_version": "2.13.8-0ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "openvswitch-switch-dpdk",
"binary_version": "2.13.8-0ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "openvswitch-test",
"binary_version": "2.13.8-0ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "openvswitch-testcontroller",
"binary_version": "2.13.8-0ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "openvswitch-vtep",
"binary_version": "2.13.8-0ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "python3-openvswitch",
"binary_version": "2.13.8-0ubuntu1.1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
"name": "openvswitch",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/openvswitch@2.13.8-0ubuntu1.1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
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"introduced": "0"
},
{
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}
],
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}
],
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"2.12.0-0ubuntu1",
"2.12.0-0ubuntu2",
"2.12.1~git20191107.7accd1302-0ubuntu1",
"2.12.90~git20200107.af683565b-0ubuntu1",
"2.12.90~git20200107.af683565b-0ubuntu2",
"2.12.90~git20200107.af683565b-0ubuntu3",
"2.13.0~git20200127.dbdf66c29-0ubuntu2",
"2.13.0~git20200212.15ae9db33-0ubuntu1",
"2.13.0~git20200212.15ae9db33-0ubuntu2",
"2.13.0-0ubuntu1",
"2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1",
"2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3",
"2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.4",
"2.13.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1",
"2.13.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2",
"2.13.5-0ubuntu1",
"2.13.8-0ubuntu1"
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"database_specific": {
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{
"id": "CVE-2022-4337",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2022-4338",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "openvswitch-common",
"binary_version": "2.17.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "openvswitch-ipsec",
"binary_version": "2.17.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "openvswitch-pki",
"binary_version": "2.17.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "openvswitch-source",
"binary_version": "2.17.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "openvswitch-switch",
"binary_version": "2.17.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "openvswitch-switch-dpdk",
"binary_version": "2.17.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "openvswitch-test",
"binary_version": "2.17.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "openvswitch-testcontroller",
"binary_version": "2.17.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "openvswitch-vtep",
"binary_version": "2.17.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "python3-openvswitch",
"binary_version": "2.17.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
"name": "openvswitch",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/openvswitch@2.17.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.2?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.17.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"2.16.0-0ubuntu2",
"2.16.0-0ubuntu3",
"2.16.0-0ubuntu4",
"2.17.0~git20220105.0d1ffb7-0ubuntu1",
"2.17.0~git20220118.1b9fd88-0ubuntu1",
"2.17.0~git20220121.109d024-0ubuntu1",
"2.17.0-0ubuntu1",
"2.17.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1",
"2.17.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.2",
"2.17.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "Qian Chen discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled certain\nOrganization Specific TLVs. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause\nOpen vSwitch to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly\nexecute arbitrary code.\n",
"id": "USN-5890-1",
"modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:30Z",
"published": "2023-02-27T12:24:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5890-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-4337"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-4338"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "openvswitch vulnerabilities",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4337",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4338"
]
}
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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