vulnerability
Red Hat OpenShift: CVE-2020-27827: lldp/openvswitch: denial of service via externally triggered memory leak
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Feb 24, 2021 | Feb 24, 2021 | Apr 11, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Feb 24, 2021
Added
Feb 24, 2021
Modified
Apr 11, 2025
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.
Solution
linuxrpm-upgrade-redhat-coreos
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