Vulnerability · Published Sep 30, 2020 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2020-14374
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity buffer overflow in dpdk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in dpdk in versions before 18.11.10 and before 19.11.5. A flawed bounds checking in the copy_data function leads to a buffer overflow allowing an attacker in a virtual machine to write arbitrary data to any address in the vhost_crypto application. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | dpdk | 19.11.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14374 |
| Debian:13 | dpdk | 19.11.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14374 |
| Debian:14 | dpdk | 19.11.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14374 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-120
References
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/28/3 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1879466 x_refsource_MISC
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1593 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1599 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- [oss-security] 20210104 Re: [dpdk-dev] DPDK security advisory for multiple vhost crypto issues mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [oss-security] 20210104 Re: DPDK security advisory for multiple vhost crypto issues mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [oss-security] 20210104 Re: [dpdk-dev] DPDK security advisory for multiple vhost crypto issues mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST