CVE-2020-14377

High

Description

A flaw was found in dpdk in versions before 18.11.10 and before 19.11.5. A complete lack of validation of attacker-controlled parameters can lead to a buffer over read. The results of the over read are then written back to the guest virtual machine memory. This vulnerability can be used by an attacker in a virtual machine to read significant amounts of host memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and system availability.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.1
Exploit probability—
ProductDpdk Data Plane Development Kit
PublishedSep 30, 2020
First seenSep 30, 2020

How to fix

Update
  • dpdk data_plane_development_kit18.11.10, 19.11.5 or later
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Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
dpdk data_plane_development_kit18.02.1 ≤ v < 18.11.10, 19.02 ≤ v < 19.11.518.11.10, 19.11.5
canonical ubuntu_linux20.04—
opensuse leap15.1, 15.2—

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