CVE-2019-14818
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.81%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.81% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Affected
- dpdk/data plane development kit · redhat/enterprise linux fast datapath · redhat/openstack · redhat/virtualization eus · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0165Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0166Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0168Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0171Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0172Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14818Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ULJ3C7OVBOEVDGSHYC3VCLSUHANGTFFP/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0165Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0166Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0168Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0171Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0172Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14818Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ULJ3C7OVBOEVDGSHYC3VCLSUHANGTFFP/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.