Vulnerability · Published Oct 6, 2023 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2023-5366Openvswitch don't match packets on nd_target field
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity insufficient verification of data authenticity in Fedora from Fedora. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A flaw was found in Open vSwitch that allows ICMPv6 Neighbor Advertisement packets between virtual machines to bypass OpenFlow rules. This issue may allow a local attacker to create specially crafted packets with a modified or spoofed target IP address field that can redirect ICMPv6 traffic to arbitrary IP addresses.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | openvswitch | 2.17.9-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-5366 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | openvswitch | 2.17.9-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-5366 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | openvswitch | 2.17.9-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-5366 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | openvswitch | 2.17.9-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-5366 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | openvswitch | 2.17.9-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-5366 |
| Debian:12 | openvswitch | 3.1.0-2+deb12u1 | DSA-5640-1 |
| Debian:12 | openvswitch | 3.1.0-2+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5366 |
| Debian:13 | openvswitch | 3.1.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5366 |
| Debian:14 | openvswitch | 3.1.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5366 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | openvswitch | 2.17.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5366 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | openvswitch | 2.17.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-6690-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-345 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5366 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2006347 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/08/4
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00004.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VYYUBF6OW2JG7VOFEOROHXGSJCTES3QO/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFZADABUDOFI2KZIRQBYFZCIKH55RGY3/