RHBA-2023:4677 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An update for ovn22.12 is now available in Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

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):

• [RFE] OVN - Multiple bridges support for different datapaths (BZ#1836209)
• [RFE] Add support for load balancer backend affinity (with timeout) (BZ#2127959)
• Multichassis ports on localnet-attached logical switches should receive ICMP Path Discovery hints if their effective MTU is lower than localnet MTU (BZ#2223046)
• [ovn-controller] nb_cfg value over a certain value causes erroneous update to SB DB (BZ#2223481)

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 9 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath (for RHEL Server for IBM Power LE) 9 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath (for IBM z Systems) 9 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath (for RHEL for ARM 64) 9 aarch64

Fixes

• BZ - 1836209 - [RFE] OVN - Multiple bridges support for different datapaths
• BZ - 2127959 - [RFE] Add support for load balancer backend affinity (with timeout)
• BZ - 2223046 - Multichassis ports on localnet-attached logical switches should receive ICMP Path Discovery hints if their effective MTU is lower than localnet MTU
• BZ - 2223481 - [ovn-controller] nb_cfg value over a certain value causes erroneous update to SB DB

CVEs

(none)

References

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