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CVE-2019-14818 (GCVE-0-2019-14818)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-11-14 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 00:26
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Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
DPDK dpdk Affected: all dpdk version 17.x.x before 17.11.8
Affected: all dpdk version 16.x.x before 16.11.10
Affected: all dpdk version 18.x.x before 18.11.4
Affected: all dpdk version 19.x.x before 19.08.1
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