Upstream information

CVE-2012-3449 at MITRE

Description

Open vSwitch 1.4.2 uses world writable permissions for (1) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/controllerca/incoming/ and (2) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/switchca/incoming/, which allows local users to delete and overwrite arbitrary files.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 3.6
Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 774332 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • libopenvswitch-2_11-0 >= 2.11.1-1.75
  • openvswitch >= 2.11.1-1.75
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 GA libopenvswitch-2_11-0-2.11.1-1.75
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
  • libopenvswitch-2_8-0 >= 2.8.2-4.16
  • openvswitch >= 2.8.2-4.16
  • openvswitch-devel >= 2.8.2-4.16
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 GA libopenvswitch-2_8-0-2.8.2-4.16
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • openvswitch >= 2.1.2-4.5.8
  • openvswitch-kmp-default >= 2.1.2_k3.12.49_11-4.5.8
  • openvswitch-kmp-xen >= 2.1.2_k3.12.49_11-4.5.8
  • openvswitch-switch >= 2.1.2-4.5.8
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 GA openvswitch-2.1.2-4.5.8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • openvswitch >= 2.5.1-24.15
  • openvswitch-dpdk >= 2.5.1-24.15
  • openvswitch-dpdk-switch >= 2.5.1-24.15
  • openvswitch-switch >= 2.5.1-24.15
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 GA openvswitch-2.5.1-24.15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • openvswitch >= 2.7.0-2.29
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 GA openvswitch-2.7.0-2.29
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • libopenvswitch-2_8-0 >= 2.8.4-3.36
  • openvswitch >= 2.8.4-3.36
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 GA libopenvswitch-2_8-0-2.8.4-3.36
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • libopenvswitch-2_11-0 >= 2.11.1-1.75
  • openvswitch >= 2.11.1-1.75
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 GA libopenvswitch-2_11-0-2.11.1-1.75
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • openvswitch >= 2.1.2-8.9
  • openvswitch-kmp-default >= 2.1.2_k3.12.28_4-8.9
  • openvswitch-kmp-xen >= 2.1.2_k3.12.28_4-8.14
  • openvswitch-switch >= 2.1.2-8.9
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 GA openvswitch-2.1.2-8.14
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
  • openvswitch >= 2.5.1-24.15
  • openvswitch-switch >= 2.5.1-24.15
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 GA openvswitch-2.5.1-24.15
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • libovn-21_09-0 >= 21.09.1-1.1
  • openvswitch >= 2.6.1-2.1
  • openvswitch-devel >= 2.6.1-2.1
  • openvswitch-dpdk >= 2.6.1-2.1
  • openvswitch-dpdk-devel >= 2.6.1-2.1
  • openvswitch-dpdk-ovn >= 2.6.1-2.1
  • openvswitch-dpdk-pki >= 2.6.1-2.1
  • openvswitch-dpdk-switch >= 2.6.1-2.1
  • openvswitch-dpdk-test >= 2.6.1-2.1
  • openvswitch-dpdk-vtep >= 2.6.1-2.1
  • openvswitch-ovn >= 2.6.1-2.1
  • openvswitch-pki >= 2.6.1-2.1
  • openvswitch-switch >= 2.6.1-2.1
  • openvswitch-test >= 2.6.1-2.1
  • openvswitch-vtep >= 2.6.1-2.1
  • ovn >= 21.09.1-1.1
  • ovn-central >= 21.09.1-1.1
  • ovn-devel >= 21.09.1-1.1
  • ovn-doc >= 21.09.1-1.1
  • ovn-docker >= 21.09.1-1.1
  • ovn-host >= 21.09.1-1.1
  • ovn-vtep >= 21.09.1-1.1
  • python-openvswitch >= 2.6.1-2.1
  • python-openvswitch-test >= 2.6.1-2.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE Tumbleweed GA libovn-21_09-0-21.09.1-1.1
openSUSE Tumbleweed GA openvswitch-2.6.1-2.1


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS openvswitch Already fixed
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 openvswitch Already fixed


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 12:55:57 2013
CVE page last modified: Fri Oct 13 18:48:17 2023