CVE-2020-27827
lldpd - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.50%
Description
A flaw was found in multiple versions of OpenvSwitch. Specially crafted LLDP packets can cause memory to be lost when allocating data to handle specific optional TLVs, potentially causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
How to fix CVE-2020-27827
To remediate CVE-2020-27827, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.0.8-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.0.3-1+deb10u1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.15.0~git20210104.def6eb1ea+dfsg1-4 or later
Is CVE-2020-27827 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.0.8-1
- from 0, < 1.0.3-1+deb10u1
- from 0, < 2.15.0~git20210104.def6eb1ea+dfsg1-4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |