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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| DPDK | dpdk | all dpdk version 17.x.x before 17.11.8; all dpdk version 16.x.x before 16.11.10; all dpdk version 18.x.x before 18.11.4; all dpdk version 19.x.x before 19.08.1 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0165Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0166Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0168Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0171Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0172Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14818Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ULJ3C7OVBOEVDGSHYC3VCLSUHANGTFFP/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0165Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0166Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0168Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0171Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0172Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14818Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ULJ3C7OVBOEVDGSHYC3VCLSUHANGTFFP/
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 14, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified