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TI-2017-06705 Aliases CVE-2017-9263GHSA-3r4j-wr9x-6p4f

In Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.7.0, while parsing an OpenFlow role status message, there is a…

Priority LOW 31CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.7.0, while parsing an OpenFlow role status message, there is a call to the abort() function for undefined role status reasons in the function `ofp_print_role_status_message` in `lib/ofp-print.c` that may be leveraged toward a remote DoS attack by a malicious switch.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01008 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 7 advisoriesRed Hat: 8 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openvswitch:openvswitch:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.0VulnerableOpenvswitch
  • cpe:2.3:a:openvswitch:openvswitch:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 Vulnerable ·Openvswitch

Remediation

Red Hat 7 advisories

  • RHSA-2017:2727 Released 2017-09-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openvswitch security update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 openvswitch-2.6.1-13.git20161206.el7ost, openvswitch-ovn-central-2.6.1-13.git20161206.el7ost, openvswitch-ovn-common-2.6.1-13.git20161206.el7ost +4
  • RHSA-2017:2698 Released 2017-09-12 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openvswitch security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 openvswitch-2.5.0-15.git20160727.el7ost, python-openvswitch-2.5.0-15.git20160727.el7ost
  • RHSA-2017:2692 Released 2017-09-12 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openvswitch security update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) openvswitch-2.5.0-15.git20160727.el7ost, python-openvswitch-2.5.0-15.git20160727.el7ost
Show 4 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2017:2665 Released 2017-09-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openvswitch security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 openvswitch-2.4.1-2.git20160727.el7ost, python-openvswitch-2.4.1-2.git20160727.el7ost
  • RHSA-2017:2648 Released 2017-09-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openvswitch security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 openvswitch-2.6.1-13.git20161206.el7ost, python-openvswitch-2.6.1-13.git20161206.el7ost
  • RHSA-2017:2553 Released 2017-08-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openvswitch security update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 openvswitch-2.5.0-15.git20160727.el7ost, python-openvswitch-2.5.0-15.git20160727.el7ost
  • RHSA-2017:2418 Released 2017-08-03 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openvswitch security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 openvswitch-2.7.2-1.git20170719.el7fdp, openvswitch-devel-2.7.2-1.git20170719.el7fdp, openvswitch-ovn-central-2.7.2-1.git20170719.el7fdp +6
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4.2 Management Agent for RHEL 7.6 EUS Hosts openvswitch-2.7.2-1.git20170719.el7fdp, openvswitch-devel-2.7.2-1.git20170719.el7fdp, openvswitch-ovn-common-2.7.2-1.git20170719.el7fdp +2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed RHSA-2017:2418
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2017:2665
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2017:2698
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0Fixed RHSA-2017:2648
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0Fixed RHSA-2017:2727
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty)Fixed RHSA-2017:2692
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0Fixed RHSA-2017:2553
Red Hat Virtualization 4.2 Management Agent for RHEL 7.6 EUS HostsFixed RHSA-2017:2418
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9263
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3r4j-wr9x-6p4f

References

Patch 1

Advisory 7

  • TI-2024-15067 openvswitch 2.17.8 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the function xmalloc__ in openvswitch-2.17.8/lib/util.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-01905 Buffer overflow in lib/flow.c in ovs-vswitchd in Open vSwitch 2.2.x and 2.3.x before… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-18020 Uncontrolled resource consumption in openvswitch CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-06707 In Open vSwitch (OvS) v2.7.0, there is a buffer over-read while parsing the group mod… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-06706 In lib/conntrack.c in the firewall implementation in Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.6.1, there is a… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-06664 In Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.7.0, while parsing an OFPT_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REPLY type OFP 1.0… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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