Out-of-bounds Read Affecting dpdk-tools package, versions <2:21.11.2-1.el9_1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-DPDKTOOLS-5653772
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed15 Nov 2022

Introduced: 15 Nov 2022

CVE-2021-3839  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 dpdk-tools to version 2:21.11.2-1.el9_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2022:8263.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dpdk-tools package and not the dpdk-tools package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the vhost library in DPDK. Function vhost_user_set_inflight_fd() does not validate msg-&gt;payload.inflight.num_queues, possibly causing out-of-bounds memory read/write. Any software using DPDK vhost library may crash as a result of this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

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