CVE-2019-14818
dpdk - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.1%
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.
How to fix CVE-2019-14818
To remediate CVE-2019-14818, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 18.11.4-1 or later
- —upgrade to 16.11.9-1+deb9u2 or later
Is CVE-2019-14818 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 18.11.4-1
- from 0, < 16.11.9-1+deb9u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |