| Name | CVE-2017-14970 |
| Description | 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." |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 877543 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| openvswitch (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.3.0+git20140819-3+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 2.6.10-0+deb9u1 | vulnerable | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 2.10.7+ds1-0+deb10u5 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 2.15.0+ds1-2+deb11u5 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security), bookworm | 3.1.0-2+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 3.4.0-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openvswitch | source | experimental | 2.8.1+dfsg1-1 | |||
| openvswitch | source | (unstable) | 2.8.1+dfsg1-2 | unimportant | 877543 |
https://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-dev/2017-September/339085.html
https://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-dev/2017-September/339086.html
Not considered a security issue by upstream, see #877543