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DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27827
A flaw was found in multiple versions of OpenvSwitch. Specially crafted LLDP packets can cause memory to be lost when allocating data to handle specif...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
lldpd
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.0.8-1"}]}]
Debian:13
lldpd
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.0.8-1"}]}]
Debian:14
lldpd
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.0.8-1"}]}]
Debian:12
openvswitch
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.15.0~git20210104.def6eb1ea+dfsg1-4"}]}]
Debian:13
openvswitch
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.15.0~git20210104.def6eb1ea+dfsg1-4"}]}]
Debian:14
openvswitch
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.15.0~git20210104.def6eb1ea+dfsg1-4"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org