CVE-2018-17205 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-17205: An issue was discovered in Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.7.x through 2.7.6, affecting ofproto_rule_insert__ in ofproto/ofproto.c. During bundle commit, flows that are added in a bundle are applied to ofproto in order. If a flow cannot be added (e.g., the flow action is a go-to for a group id that does not ex

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-17205 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openvswitch→ fixed in2.10.0+2018.08.28+git.8ca7c82b7d+ds1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openvswitch
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openvswitch→ fixed in2.10.0+2018.08.28+git.8ca7c82b7d+ds1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openvswitch
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openvswitch→ fixed in2.10.0+2018.08.28+git.8ca7c82b7d+ds1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openvswitch
```

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