USN-6514-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6514-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6514-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6514-1
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Published
2023-11-26T23:54:45.867373Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:42Z
Summary
openvswitch vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Open vSwitch did not correctly handle OpenFlow rules for ICMPv6 Neighbour Advertisement packets. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to redirect traffic to arbitrary IP addresses.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / openvswitch

Package

Name
openvswitch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openvswitch@2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.5+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.5+esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.0-0ubuntu2
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
2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.4
2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-pki"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-switch"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-switch-dpdk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-test"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-testcontroller"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-vtep"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "ovn-central"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "ovn-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "ovn-controller-vtep"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "ovn-docker"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "ovn-host"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "python-openvswitch"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "python3-openvswitch"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / openvswitch

Package

Name
openvswitch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openvswitch@2.13.8-0ubuntu1.3?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.13.8-0ubuntu1.3

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
2.13.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
2.13.5-0ubuntu1
2.13.8-0ubuntu1
2.13.8-0ubuntu1.1
2.13.8-0ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.13.8-0ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.13.8-0ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-pki"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.13.8-0ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-source"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.13.8-0ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-switch"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.13.8-0ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-switch-dpdk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.13.8-0ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-test"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.13.8-0ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-testcontroller"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.13.8-0ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-vtep"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.13.8-0ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "python3-openvswitch"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}