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CVE-2020-27827

Published: 13 January 2021

A flaw was found in multiple versions of OpenvSwitch. Specially crafted LLDP packets can cause memory to be lost when allocating data to handle specific optional TLVs, potentially causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
lldpd
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Needs triage

focal Needs triage

groovy Ignored
(end of life)
hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
impish Ignored
(end of life)
jammy Needs triage

kinetic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
lunar Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
mantic Needs triage

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Needs triage

Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/lldpd/lldpd/commit/7d60bf30effc4c88f17f3d58ecaa72479f16d4be
openvswitch
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2)
focal
Released (2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3)
groovy
Released (2.13.1-0ubuntu1.2)
hirsute
Released (2.15.0-0ubuntu1)
impish
Released (2.15.0-0ubuntu1)
jammy
Released (2.15.0-0ubuntu1)
kinetic
Released (2.15.0-0ubuntu1)
lunar
Released (2.15.0-0ubuntu1)
mantic
Released (2.15.0-0ubuntu1)
trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (2.5.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.2)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H