Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity Affecting openvswitch3.1-test package, versions <0:3.1.0-96.el8fdp


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-OPENVSWITCH31TEST-5931665
  • published4 Oct 2023
  • disclosed26 Sept 2023

Introduced: 26 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-5366  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-345  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 openvswitch3.1-test to version 0:3.1.0-96.el8fdp or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:1235.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openvswitch3.1-test package and not the openvswitch3.1-test package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in Open vSwitch that allows ICMPv6 Neighbor Advertisement packets between virtual machines to bypass OpenFlow rules. This issue may allow a local attacker to create specially crafted packets with a modified or spoofed target IP address field that can redirect ICMPv6 traffic to arbitrary IP addresses.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1