vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-27827: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Mar 18, 2021 | Mar 18, 2021 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Mar 18, 2021
Added
Mar 18, 2021
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in multiple versions of OpenvSwitch. Specially crafted LLDP packets can cause memory to be lost when allocating data to handle specific optional TLVs, potentially causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Solutions
alpine-linux-upgrade-lldpdalpine-linux-upgrade-openvswitch
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