A flaw was found in Open vSwitch that allows ICMPv6 Neighbor Advertisement packets between virtual machines to bypass OpenFlow rules. This issue may allow a local attacker to create specially crafted packets with a modified or spoofed target IP address field that can redirect ICMPv6 traffic to arbitrary IP addresses.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade openvswitch | Aug 22, 2024 | Oct 6, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade openvswitch | Feb 23, 2024 | Oct 6, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Oct 6, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade python3-ovs3Upgrade ovn3-docUpgrade ovn3-dockerUpgrade ovn-develUpgrade openvswitch-docUpgrade ovnUpgrade ovn3-centralUpgrade openvswitch3-develUpgrade ovn3-develUpgrade libopenvswitch-2_13-0Upgrade openvswitch-testUpgrade libopenvswitch-2_14-0Upgrade openvswitchUpgrade libopenvswitch-3_1-0Upgrade libovn-20_03-0Upgrade openvswitch3Upgrade openvswitch3-testUpgrade openvswitch3-pkiUpgrade ovn-vtepUpgrade openvswitch-pkiUpgrade ovn3-vtepUpgrade ovn-docUpgrade openvswitch3-vtepUpgrade libovn-20_06-0Upgrade ovn3-hostUpgrade ovn3Upgrade ovn-hostUpgrade openvswitch3-ipsecUpgrade ovn-dockerUpgrade openvswitch3-docUpgrade libovn-23_03-0Upgrade openvswitch-ipsecUpgrade ovn-centralUpgrade python3-ovsUpgrade openvswitch-develUpgrade openvswitch-vtep | Nov 22, 2023 | Oct 6, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade python3-openvswitchUpgrade openvswitch-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade openvswitch-common | Nov 27, 2023 | Oct 6, 2023 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Oct 6, 2023 |
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