CVE-2021-3839
HIGH7.5EPSS 0.59%dpdk - security update
Published: 8/23/2022Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/dpdkfrom 0, < 20.11.5-1~deb11u1
- Debian/dpdkfrom 0, < 20.11.5-1~deb11u1
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 |