RHBA-2023:5821 - 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):

• LB skip_snat improperly applied with affinity_timeout. (BZ#2236361)
• ovn-controller: Incremental processing may grow conjunctive flows in size indefinitely. (BZ#2239065)
• OVN does not check the length of OpenFlow FLOW_MOD messages. (BZ#2239066)

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 - 2236361 - LB skip_snat improperly applied with affinity_timeout
• BZ - 2239065 - ovn-controller: Incremental processing may grow conjunctive flows in size indefinitely
• BZ - 2239066 - OVN does not check length of OpenFlow FLOW_MOD messages

CVEs

(none)

References

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