CVE-2019-14818

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.07% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory dpdk.org
Affected: DPDK dpdk
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ULJ3C7OVBOEVDGSHYC3VCLSUHANGTFFP/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0166 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0165 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0168 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0172 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0171 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14818 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363 issue tracking patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14818?
CVE-2019-14818 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-14818?
To fix CVE-2019-14818, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-14818 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-14818 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-14818?
CVE-2019-14818 affects DPDK dpdk.
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