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 specific optional TLVs, potentially causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Summary:

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.

Reference Links(if available):

  • https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1921438
  • https://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-dev/2021-January/379471.html
  • CVSS Score (if available)

    v2: / MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

    v3: / HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

    Links to Exploits(if available)