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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-1059: Moderate: openvswitch security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-1059: Moderate: openvswitch security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
04/24/2018
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

The DPDK vhost-user interface does not check to verify that all the requested guest physical range is mapped and contiguous when performing Guest Physical Addresses to Host Virtual Addresses translations. This may lead to a malicious guest exposing vhost-user backend process memory. All versions before 18.02.1 are vulnerable.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-dpdk
  • centos-upgrade-dpdk-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-dpdk-devel
  • centos-upgrade-dpdk-doc
  • centos-upgrade-dpdk-tools
  • centos-upgrade-openvswitch
  • centos-upgrade-openvswitch-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-openvswitch-devel
  • centos-upgrade-openvswitch-ovn-central
  • centos-upgrade-openvswitch-ovn-common
  • centos-upgrade-openvswitch-ovn-host
  • centos-upgrade-openvswitch-ovn-vtep
  • centos-upgrade-openvswitch-test
  • centos-upgrade-python-openvswitch

References

  • CVE-2018-1059
  • RHSA-2018:1267
  • RHSA-2018:2038
  • RHSA-2018:2102
  • RHSA-2018:2524

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