CVE-2025-21761 openvswitch: use RCU protection in ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info()

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Multiple CVEs Identified in Open vSwitch Vulnerabilities Two critical vulnerabilities in Open vSwitch have been reported, CVE-2025-37998 and CVE-2025-21761. CVE-2025-37998, published on May 29, 2025, addresses unsafe attribute parsing in the output_userspace() function, while CVE-2025-21761, published on February 27, 2025, involves the use of RCU protection in the ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info() function. Both vulnerabilities could potentially affect users of Open vSwitch. 4 sources 41