USN-5065-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5065-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5065-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5065-1
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Published
2021-09-08T11:21:53.337631Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:36Z
Summary
openvswitch vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled decoding RAW_ENCAP actions. 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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / openvswitch

Package

Name
openvswitch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openvswitch@2.13.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.13.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

Affected versions

2.*

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.13.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.13.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-pki"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.13.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-source"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.13.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-switch"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.13.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-switch-dpdk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.13.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-test"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.13.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-testcontroller"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.13.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-vtep"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.13.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2",
            "binary_name": "python3-openvswitch"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "id": "CVE-2021-36980",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}