Out-of-bounds Read Affecting dpdk-doc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-DPDKDOC-2808206
  • published4 May 2022
  • disclosed29 Apr 2022

Introduced: 29 Apr 2022

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

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL: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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 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->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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