USN-6691-1: OVN vulnerability

Publication date

12 March 2024

Overview

OVN could be made to disrupt traffic.


Packages

  • ovn - system to support virtual network abstraction

Details

It was discovered that OVN incorrectly enabled OVS Bidirectional Forwarding
Detection on logical ports. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to disrupt traffic.

It was discovered that OVN incorrectly enabled OVS Bidirectional Forwarding
Detection on logical ports. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to disrupt traffic.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:


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