Memory Leak Affecting dpdk package, versions <0:18.11.5-1.el7_8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.82% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-DPDK-5038198
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed12 Nov 2019

Introduced: 12 Nov 2019

CVE-2019-14818  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 dpdk to version 0:18.11.5-1.el7_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:1226.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dpdk package and not the dpdk package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Base Scores

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