RHBA-2021:2969 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An update for ovn is now available in Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 8.

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.

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

• [OVN] ovn ipsec tunnel can't be set up (BZ#1924041)
• [ovn-controller] ovn-controller does not use IDL indexes when iterating on port bindings. (BZ#1938950)
• [OVN-SCALE] ovn-controller: OF rule explosion for ACLs with conjunctive matches applied on multiple datapaths. (BZ#1944098)
• [ovn-controller] ovn-controller should update OF rules atomically (BZ#1947398)
• northd: Prevent unnecessary creation of logical flows. (BZ#1962818)
• No logical flows are printed by ovn-sbctl when it is running in the daemon mode. (BZ#1965780)

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 8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath (for RHEL Server for IBM Power LE) 8 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath (for IBM z Systems) 8 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 1924041 - [OVN] ovn ipsec tunnel can't be set up
• BZ - 1938950 - [ovn-controller] ovn-controller does not use IDL indexes when iterating on port bindings
• BZ - 1944098 - [OVN-SCALE] ovn-controller: OF rule explosion for ACLs with conjunctive matches applied on multiple datapaths
• BZ - 1947398 - [ovn-controller] ovn-controller should update OF rules atomically
• BZ - 1962818 - northd: Prevent unnecessary creation of logical flows
• BZ - 1965780 - No logical flows is printed by ovn-sbctl when it is running in the daemon mode
• BZ - 1986484 - [OVN] Metadata issues on SR-IOV environment

CVEs

(none)

References

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