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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-17204

An issue was discovered in Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.7.x through 2.7.6, affecting parse_group_prop_ntr_selection_method in lib/ofp-util.c.

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.91%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.91%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

An issue was discovered in Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.7.x through 2.7.6, affecting parse_group_prop_ntr_selection_method in lib/ofp-util.c. When decoding a group mod, it validates the group type and command after the whole group mod has been decoded. The OF1.5 decoder, however, tries to use the type and command earlier, when it might still be invalid. This causes an assertion failure (via OVS_NOT_REACHED). ovs-vswitchd does not enable support for OpenFlow 1.5 by default.

CVSS 3.1
4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS
1.91% probability · 79th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-617
Affected
openvswitch/openvswitch · redhat/openstack · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.