Out-of-bounds Read Affecting openvswitch2.13 package, versions <0:2.13.0-25.el8fdp.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-OPENVSWITCH213-4404791
  • published1 Nov 2021
  • disclosed18 May 2020

Introduced: 18 May 2020

CVE-2020-10724  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 openvswitch2.13 to version 0:2.13.0-25.el8fdp.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:2295.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openvswitch2.13 package and not the openvswitch2.13 package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in DPDK versions 18.11 and above. The vhost-crypto library code is missing validations for user-supplied values, potentially allowing an information leak through an out-of-bounds memory read.

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