CVE-2017-9263 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-9263: In Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.7.0, while parsing an OpenFlow role status message, there is a call to the abort() function for undefined role status reasons in the function `ofp_print_role_status_message` in `lib/ofp-print.c` that may be leveraged toward a remote DoS attack by a malicious switch.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-9263 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openvswitch→ fixed in2.8.1+dfsg1-2urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openvswitch
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openvswitch→ fixed in2.8.1+dfsg1-2urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openvswitch
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openvswitch→ fixed in2.8.1+dfsg1-2urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openvswitch
```

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