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CVE-2019-14818

Published: Nov 14, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-401
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.8%
Top 15.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A flaw was found in all dpdk version 17.x.x before 17.11.8, 16.x.x before 16.11.10, 18.x.x before 18.11.4 and 19.x.x before 19.08.1 where a malicious master, or a container with access to vhost_user socket, can send specially crafted VRING_SET_NUM messages, resulting in a memory leak including file descriptors. This flaw could lead to a denial of service condition.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-401

Affected Products

data plane development kitdpdk
Embedded
OSS Libraries / generic-library
enterprise linux fast datapathredhat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
openstackredhat
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
virtualization eusredhat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
dpdkoss-projectOSS Librariesaka data plane development kit
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
and 12 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0165
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0166
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0168
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and 11 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Nov 14, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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