High

OpenStack Neutron before 16.4.1, 17.x before 17.1.3, and 18.0.0 allows hardware address impersonation when the linuxbridge driver with ebtables-nft is used on a Netfilter-based platform. By sending ca

  • Disclosed: 23.08.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:20

OpenStack Neutron before 16.4.1, 17.x before 17.1.3, and 18.0.0 allows hardware address impersonation when the linuxbridge driver with ebtables-nft is used on a Netfilter-based platform. By sending carefully crafted packets, anyone in control of a server instance connected to the virtual switch can impersonate the hardware addresses of other systems on the network, resulting in denial of service or in some cases possibly interception of traffic intended for other destinations.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) neutron < 16.4.1, >= 17.0.0, < 17.1.3, >= 18.0.0, < 18.1.0 16.4.1, 17.1.3, 18.1.0

References

CVSS score 9.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-863
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
neutron
Disclosed
23.08.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 12:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-hvm4-mc7m-22w4 - CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2021-360 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: neutron

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (21) in the archive
Total entries
21
First → latest
09.2018 06.2026
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 9
  • Medium 9
  • Low 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2018: 2
  2. 2019: 2
  3. 2020: 0
  4. 2021: 4
  5. 2022: 8
  6. 2023: 2
  7. 2024: 1
  8. 2025: 0
  9. 2026: 2
Severity:
  1. High · 8.2 CVE-2016-5363 < 7.1.0, >= 8.0.0, < 8.1.0 7.1.0, 8.1.0
  2. High · 8.2 CVE-2016-5362 < 7.0.5, >= 8.0.0, < 8.1.1 7.0.5, 8.1.1
  3. Critical · 9.1 CVE-2015-8914 < 7.0.5, >= 8.0.0, < 8.1.1 7.0.5, 8.1.1
  4. OpenStack Neutron before 16.4.1, 17.x before 17.1.3, and 18.0.0 allows hardware address impersonation when the linuxbridge driver with ebtables-nft is used on a Netfilter-based platform. By sending ca this entry
    High · 9.1 CVE-2021-38598 < 16.4.1, >= 17.0.0, < 17.1.3, >= 18.0.0, < 18.1.0 16.4.1, 17.1.3, 18.1.0

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