CVE catalog

CVE-2012-3449

openvswitch: CVE-2012-3449

Severity: Medium
Published: Aug 7, 2012, 8:55:03 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.35% · Oct 25, 2026

Open vSwitch 1.4.2 uses world writable permissions for (1) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/controllerca/incoming/ and (2) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/switchca/incoming/, which allows local users to delete and overwrite arbitrary files.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	openvswitch	sid	`4.0.0-2`	fixed
Debian	openvswitch	forky	`4.0.0-2`	fixed
Debian	openvswitch	trixie	`3.5.0-1`	fixed
Debian	openvswitch	bookworm	`3.1.0-2+deb12u1`	fixed
Debian	openvswitch	bookworm-security	`3.1.0-2+deb12u1`	fixed
Opensuse	openvswitch	tumbleweed	`2.6.1-2.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	openvswitch	source	sid	`1.4.2+git20120612-8`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[683665]
Debian	openvswitch	source	forky	`1.4.2+git20120612-8`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[683665]
Debian	openvswitch	source	trixie	`1.4.2+git20120612-8`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[683665]
Debian	openvswitch	source	bookworm	`1.4.2+git20120612-8`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[683665]
Opensuse	openvswitch	rpm	tumbleweed	`2.6.1-2.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10150-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #683665]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[libopenvswitch-3_7-0]Unknown
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (1)
- 3.7.1-36.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.6.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openvswitch · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libovn-26_03-0]Unknown
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (1)
- 26.03.2-36.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.6.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openvswitch · opensuse · tumbleweed
[openvswitch-devel]Unknown
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (1)
- 3.7.1-36.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.6.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openvswitch · opensuse · tumbleweed
[openvswitch-doc]Unknown
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (1)
- 3.7.1-36.1 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.6.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openvswitch · opensuse · tumbleweed
[openvswitch-ipsec]Unknown
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (1)
- 3.7.1-36.1 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.6.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openvswitch · opensuse · tumbleweed
[openvswitch-pki]Unknown
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (1)
- 3.7.1-36.1 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.6.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openvswitch · opensuse · tumbleweed
[openvswitch-test]Unknown
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (1)
- 3.7.1-36.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.6.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openvswitch · opensuse · tumbleweed
[openvswitch-vtep]Unknown
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (1)
- 3.7.1-36.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.6.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openvswitch · opensuse · tumbleweed
[ovn]Unknown
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (1)
- 26.03.2-36.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.6.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openvswitch · opensuse · tumbleweed
[ovn-br-controller]Unknown
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (1)
- 3.7.1-36.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.6.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openvswitch · opensuse · tumbleweed
[ovn-central]Unknown
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (1)
- 26.03.2-36.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.6.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openvswitch · opensuse · tumbleweed
[ovn-devel]Unknown
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (1)
- 26.03.2-36.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.6.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openvswitch · opensuse · tumbleweed
[ovn-doc]Unknown
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (1)
- 26.03.2-36.1 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.6.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openvswitch · opensuse · tumbleweed
[ovn-docker]Unknown
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (1)
- 26.03.2-36.1 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.6.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openvswitch · opensuse · tumbleweed
[ovn-host]Unknown
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (1)
- 26.03.2-36.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.6.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openvswitch · opensuse · tumbleweed
[ovn-vtep]Unknown
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (1)
- 26.03.2-36.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.6.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openvswitch · opensuse · tumbleweed
[python3-openvswitch]Unknown
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (1)
- 3.7.1-36.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.6.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openvswitch · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[openvswitch-common]Fixed
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (4)
- 3.1.0-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.2+git20120612-8
  dsa · openvswitch · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvswitch · debian · 12
- 3.1.0-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.2+git20120612-8
  dsa · openvswitch · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvswitch · debian · 12
- 3.1.0-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.2+git20120612-8
  dsa · openvswitch · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvswitch · debian · 12
- 3.1.0-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.2+git20120612-8
  dsa · openvswitch · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvswitch · debian · 12
[openvswitch-doc]Fixed
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (4)
- 3.1.0-2+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.2+git20120612-8
  dsa · openvswitch · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvswitch · debian · 12
- 3.1.0-2+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.2+git20120612-8
  dsa · openvswitch · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvswitch · debian · 12
- 3.1.0-2+deb12u1 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.2+git20120612-8
  dsa · openvswitch · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvswitch · debian · 12
- 3.1.0-2+deb12u1 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.2+git20120612-8
  dsa · openvswitch · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvswitch · debian · 12
[openvswitch-ipsec]Fixed
Source package: [openvswitch]
Details (4)
- 3.1.0-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.2+git20120612-8
  dsa · openvswitch · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvswitch · debian · 12
- 3.1.0-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.2+git20120612-8
  dsa · openvswitch · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvswitch · debian · 12
- 3.1.0-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.2+git20120612-8
  dsa · openvswitch · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvswitch · debian · 12
- 3.1.0-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.2+git20120612-8
  dsa · openvswitch · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvswitch · debian · 12

Next results

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:06:22 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]