CVE-2017-9265 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-9265: In Open vSwitch (OvS) v2.7.0, there is a buffer over-read while parsing the group mod OpenFlow message sent from the controller in `lib/ofp-util.c` in the function `ofputil_pull_ofp15_group_mod`.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-9265 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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