OSV-2020-2166 Heap-buffer-overflow in get_32aligned_be64
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Check this codebase for OSV-2020-2166 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: OSV-2020-2166 is a memory corruption vulnerability in openvswitch, published on 17 Nov 2020.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of OSV-2020-2166 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- openvswitch (OSS-Fuzz): affected all versions; no fix listed
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/OSV-2020-2166/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/OSV-2020-2166/index.md)
A heap buffer overflow in the Netlink library allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted attributes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is OSV-2020-2166?
OSV-2020-2166 is a memory corruption vulnerability in openvswitch, published on 17 Nov 2020.
Official description
OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=27524
Crash type: Heap-buffer-overflow READ 4
Crash state:
get_32aligned_be64
nl_attr_get_be64
format_odp_tun_attr
Which versions are affected by OSV-2020-2166?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including openvswitch.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
openvswitch OSS-Fuzz | All versions | None |
How do I fix OSV-2020-2166?
No fix has been published for OSV-2020-2166 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is OSV-2020-2166 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of OSV-2020-2166 in the wild and no public exploit code.