Access of Uninitialized Pointer Affecting dpdk-doc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-DPDKDOC-21019302
  • published16 Oct 2026
  • disclosed14 Oct 2026

Introduced: 14 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-86847  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-824  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 dpdk-doc.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dpdk-doc package and not the dpdk-doc package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in DPDK lib/vhost vhost-crypto. Write-back chain cleanup can follow an uninitialized next pointer when mapping a guest descriptor fails, causing the host vhost-crypto process to hang or crash.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1