CVE-2016-2074

NameCVE-2016-2074
DescriptionBuffer overflow in lib/flow.c in ovs-vswitchd in Open vSwitch 2.2.x and 2.3.x before 2.3.3 and 2.4.x before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted MPLS packets, as demonstrated by a long string in an ovs-appctl command.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-3533-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
openvswitch (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)2.3.0+git20140819-3+deb8u1fixed
stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch2.6.10-0+deb9u1fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)2.10.7+ds1-0+deb10u5fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye2.15.0+ds1-2+deb11u5fixed
bookworm (security), bookworm3.1.0-2+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie3.4.0-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
openvswitchsourcewheezy(not affected)
openvswitchsourcejessie2.3.0+git20140819-3+deb8u1DSA-3533-1
openvswitchsource(unstable)2.3.0+git20140819-4

Notes

[wheezy] - openvswitch <not-affected> (Affects only 2.2.x and later)
http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/announce/2016-March/000082.html

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