Out-of-bounds Read Affecting dpdk package, versions <21.11.1-0ubuntu0.3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-DPDK-2808279
  • published4 May 2022
  • disclosed23 Aug 2022

Introduced: 4 May 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 Ubuntu:22.04 dpdk to version 21.11.1-0ubuntu0.3 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 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.

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