RHBA-2020:0752 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An update for ovn2.12 is now available in the Fast Datapath channel of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 7.

Description

OVN, the Open Virtual Network, is a system to support virtual network
abstraction. OVN complements the existing capabilities of OVS to add
native support for virtual network abstractions, such as virtual L2 and L3
overlays and security groups.

This update adds the ovn2.12 packages to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

• [OVN] ovn-controller: crash due to use after free in I-P engine (BZ#1787318)
• [OVN] ovn-controller: avoid unnecessary recomputes when no SB transaction is available (BZ#1787360)
• one extra DNSSL is added (BZ#1789476)
• Dynamic MAC assignments made before generating MAC prefix (BZ#1794671)
• [OVN] Explosion of logical flows in SB database with a lot of Floating IPs (BZ#1798173)

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath (for RHEL Server for IBM Power LE) 7 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath (for IBM z Systems) 7 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 1787318 - [OVN] ovn-controller: crash due to use after free in I-P engine
• BZ - 1787360 - [OVN] ovn-controller: avoid unnecessary recomputes when no SB transaction is available
• BZ - 1789476 - one extra DNSSL is added
• BZ - 1794671 - Dynamic MAC assignments made before generating MAC prefix
• BZ - 1798173 - [OVN] Explosion of logical flows in SB database with a lot of Floating IPs

CVEs

(none)

References

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