Security update for openvswitch SUSE Patch security@suse.de SUSE Security Team SUSE-SU-2017:3232-1 Final 1 1 2017-12-07T14:32:56Z current 2017-12-07T14:32:56Z 2017-12-07T14:32:56Z cve-database/bin/generate-cvrf.pl 2017-02-24T01:00:00Z Security update for openvswitch This update for openvswitch fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2017-14970: Add upstream patches to fix memory leaks (bsc#1061310). Bug fixes: - Fix rpmlint warnings (bsc#1057357). - Add missing post/postun scriptlets for the ovn-common sub-package (bsc#1054094). The CVRF data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0). SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-2017 Copyright SUSE LLC under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0) https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20173232-1/ Link for SUSE-SU-2017:3232-1 https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2017-December/003478.html E-Mail link for SUSE-SU-2017:3232-1 https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/ SUSE Security Ratings https://bugzilla.suse.com/1054094 SUSE Bug 1054094 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1057357 SUSE Bug 1057357 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1061310 SUSE Bug 1061310 https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14970/ SUSE CVE CVE-2017-14970 page SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 openvswitch-2.7.0-3.10.1 openvswitch-2.7.0-3.10.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 openvswitch-2.7.0-3.10.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 In lib/ofp-util.c in Open vSwitch (OvS) before 2.8.1, there are multiple memory leaks while parsing malformed OpenFlow group mod messages. NOTE: the vendor disputes the relevance of this report, stating "it can only be triggered by an OpenFlow controller, but OpenFlow controllers have much more direct and powerful ways to force Open vSwitch to allocate memory, such as by inserting flows into the flow table." CVE-2017-14970 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3:openvswitch-2.7.0-3.10.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3:openvswitch-2.7.0-3.10.1 moderate 5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20173232-1/ https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14970.html CVE-2017-14970 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1061310 SUSE Bug 1061310