Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting openvswitch3-ipsec package, versions <3.1.0-150500.3.6.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-OPENVSWITCH3IPSEC-5912646
  • published21 Sept 2023
  • disclosed20 Sept 2023

Introduced: 20 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-3153  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 openvswitch3-ipsec to version 3.1.0-150500.3.6.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openvswitch3-ipsec package and not the openvswitch3-ipsec package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.5 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in Open Virtual Network where the service monitor MAC does not properly rate limit. This issue could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service, including on deployments with CoPP enabled and properly configured.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1