CVE-2020-27827

openvswitch-common: A flaw was found in multiple versions of OpenvSwitch

CVE-2020-27827 is fixed in 18 products on 1 platform, first by openvswitch-common 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2, released January 12, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0324
88th percentile

A flaw was found in multiple versions of OpenvSwitch. Specially craftedLLDP packets can cause memory to be lost when allocating data to handlespecific optional TLVs, potentially causing a denial of service. Thehighest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
lldpd · RHEL 9 0:1.0.18-4.el9 RHSA-2024:9158 Nov 12, 2024
lldpd · almalinux 9 1.0.18-4.el9 ALSA-2024:9158 Nov 12, 2024
lldpd · ol 9 0:1.0.18-4.el9 ELSA-2024-9158 Nov 14, 2024
lldpd · rocky 9 0:1.0.18-4.el9 RLSA-2024:9158 Mar 17, 2025
lldpd-devel · RHEL 9 0:1.0.18-4.el9 RHSA-2024:9158 Nov 12, 2024
lldpd-devel · almalinux 9 1.0.18-4.el9 ALSA-2024:9158 Nov 12, 2024
lldpd-devel · ol 9 0:1.0.18-4.el9 ELSA-2024-9158 Nov 14, 2024
openvswitch-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 openvswitch-common 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jan 12, 2021
openvswitch-common · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3 openvswitch-common 2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3 Jan 12, 2021
openvswitch-common · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 openvswitch-common 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021
openvswitch-common · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 openvswitch-common 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021
openvswitch-ipsec · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 openvswitch-ipsec 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021
openvswitch-ipsec · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 openvswitch-ipsec 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021
openvswitch-pki · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 openvswitch-pki 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jan 12, 2021
openvswitch-pki · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3 openvswitch-pki 2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3 Jan 12, 2021
openvswitch-pki · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 openvswitch-pki 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021
openvswitch-pki · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 openvswitch-pki 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021
openvswitch-source · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3 openvswitch-source 2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3 Jan 12, 2021
openvswitch-source · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 openvswitch-source 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021
openvswitch-source · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 openvswitch-source 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021
openvswitch-switch · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 openvswitch-switch 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jan 12, 2021
openvswitch-switch · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3 openvswitch-switch 2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3 Jan 12, 2021
openvswitch-switch · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 openvswitch-switch 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021
openvswitch-switch · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 openvswitch-switch 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021
openvswitch-switch-dpdk · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 openvswitch-switch-dpdk 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jan 12, 2021
openvswitch-switch-dpdk · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3 openvswitch-switch-dpdk 2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3 Jan 12, 2021
openvswitch-switch-dpdk · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 openvswitch-switch-dpdk 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021
openvswitch-switch-dpdk · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 openvswitch-switch-dpdk 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021
openvswitch-test · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 openvswitch-test 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jan 12, 2021
openvswitch-test · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3 openvswitch-test 2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3 Jan 12, 2021
openvswitch-test · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 openvswitch-test 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021
openvswitch-test · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 openvswitch-test 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021
openvswitch-testcontroller · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 openvswitch-testcontroller 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jan 12, 2021
openvswitch-testcontroller · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3 openvswitch-testcontroller 2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3 Jan 12, 2021
openvswitch-testcontroller · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 openvswitch-testcontroller 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021
openvswitch-testcontroller · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 openvswitch-testcontroller 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021
openvswitch-vtep · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 openvswitch-vtep 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jan 12, 2021
openvswitch-vtep · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3 openvswitch-vtep 2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3 Jan 12, 2021
openvswitch-vtep · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 openvswitch-vtep 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021
openvswitch-vtep · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 openvswitch-vtep 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021
ovn-central · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 ovn-central 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jan 12, 2021
ovn-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 ovn-common 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jan 12, 2021
ovn-controller-vtep · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 ovn-controller-vtep 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jan 12, 2021
ovn-docker · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 ovn-docker 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jan 12, 2021
ovn-host · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 ovn-host 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jan 12, 2021
python-openvswitch · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 python-openvswitch 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jan 12, 2021
python3-openvswitch · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 python3-openvswitch 2.9.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Jan 12, 2021
python3-openvswitch · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3 python3-openvswitch 2.13.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3 Jan 12, 2021
python3-openvswitch · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 python3-openvswitch 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021
python3-openvswitch · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 python3-openvswitch 2.15.0-0ubuntu1 Jan 13, 2021

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