Integer Underflow Affecting dpdk package, versions <19.11.5-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-DPDK-19652477
  • published9 Sept 2026
  • disclosed30 Sept 2020

Introduced: 30 Sep 2020

CVE-2020-14378  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-191  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest dpdk to version 19.11.5-1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

An integer underflow in dpdk versions before 18.11.10 and before 19.11.5 in the move_desc function can lead to large amounts of CPU cycles being eaten up in a long running loop. An attacker could cause move_desc to get stuck in a 4,294,967,295-count iteration loop. Depending on how vhost_crypto is being used this could prevent other VMs or network tasks from being serviced by the busy DPDK lcore for an extended period.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1