Red Hat Security Advisory: ovn-2021 security update
A security vulnerability (CVE-2024-2182) in OVN (Open Virtual Network) affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath 8. The issue involves insufficient validation of BFD packets, which may lead to denial of service. Red Hat has released an important security update to address this vulnerability. The advisory covers multiple architectures including x86_64, ppc64le, s390x, and aarch64. No CVSS score is provided, but the severity is rated as high by Red Hat. The update is available and should be applied to affected systems.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-2182 is a vulnerability in OVN (Open Virtual Network) where insufficient validation of BFD (Bidirectional Forwarding Detection) packets can cause a denial of service condition. OVN provides virtual network abstractions complementing Open vSwitch capabilities. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory (RHSA-2024:4035) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath 8, releasing updated ovn-2021 packages that fix this issue. The advisory includes packages for multiple CPU architectures and instructs users to apply the update after ensuring all previous errata are applied.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by sending malformed BFD packets that are not properly validated by OVN. This could disrupt virtual network operations on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath 8 systems. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The impact is limited to denial of service and does not indicate code execution or data breach.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated ovn-2021 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath 8 that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply this security update as soon as possible after ensuring all previously released errata relevant to their system have been applied. Detailed update instructions are available from Red Hat's official documentation. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified in the advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: ovn-2021 security update
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2024-2182) in OVN (Open Virtual Network) affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath 8. The issue involves insufficient validation of BFD packets, which may lead to denial of service. Red Hat has released an important security update to address this vulnerability. The advisory covers multiple architectures including x86_64, ppc64le, s390x, and aarch64. No CVSS score is provided, but the severity is rated as high by Red Hat. The update is available and should be applied to affected systems.
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-2182 is a vulnerability in OVN (Open Virtual Network) where insufficient validation of BFD (Bidirectional Forwarding Detection) packets can cause a denial of service condition. OVN provides virtual network abstractions complementing Open vSwitch capabilities. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory (RHSA-2024:4035) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath 8, releasing updated ovn-2021 packages that fix this issue. The advisory includes packages for multiple CPU architectures and instructs users to apply the update after ensuring all previous errata are applied.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by sending malformed BFD packets that are not properly validated by OVN. This could disrupt virtual network operations on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath 8 systems. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The impact is limited to denial of service and does not indicate code execution or data breach.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated ovn-2021 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath 8 that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply this security update as soon as possible after ensuring all previously released errata relevant to their system have been applied. Detailed update instructions are available from Red Hat's official documentation. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified in the advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:4035
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a419cc027e9c79719ac08a9
Added to database: 06/28/2026, 22:14:24 UTC
Last enriched: 06/28/2026, 22:39:59 UTC
Last updated: 07/26/2026, 20:51:57 UTC
Views: 42
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