Buffer Overflow Affecting NetworkManager-ovs package, versions <1:1.12.0-8.el7_6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.67% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-NETWORKMANAGEROVS-2529926
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed26 Oct 2018

Introduced: 26 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-15688  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 NetworkManager-ovs to version 1:1.12.0-8.el7_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2018-3665.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream NetworkManager-ovs package and not the NetworkManager-ovs package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the dhcp6 client of systemd allows a malicious dhcp6 server to overwrite heap memory in systemd-networkd. Affected releases are systemd: versions up to and including 239.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1