This bug was initially created as a copy of Bug #2228643 Description of problem: ovs-vswitchd crashed with ''ovs|00002|util(pmd-xxx)|EMER|../lib/conntrack.c:1063: assertion conn->conn_type == CT_CONN_TYPE_DEFAULT failed in conn_update_state()' The crash happened repeatedly and it blocks the network communication of VMs. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): openvswitch3.1-3.1.0-14.el9fdp.x86_64 How reproducible: Frequently happens Steps to Reproduce: 1. Deploy RHOSP17.1 Beta 2. Deploy OCP4.12 IPI 3. While the OCP IPI installation, ovs-vswitchd crashes. Actual results: ovs-vswitchd crashed Expected results: ovs-vswitchd doesn't crash. Additional info: The similar issue is reported at https://www.mail-archive.com/ovs-discuss@openvswitch.org/msg08945.html