Vulnerability · Published Oct 14, 2026 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2026-86561Dpdk: dpdk: missing memory size validation before mmap in vhost memory region setup
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity resource allocation without limits in Fast Datapath for RHEL 10 from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in DPDK lib/vhost. Memory size is not adequately validated before mmap during vhost memory-region setup, which can lead to a host crash or memory corruption.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | dpdk | 2:25.11-2.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:94630 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | dpdk | 2:25.11-2.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:94629 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | dpdk-devel | 2:25.11-2.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:94630 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | dpdk-devel | 2:25.11-2.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:94629 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | dpdk-doc | 2:25.11-2.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:94630 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | dpdk-doc | 2:25.11-2.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:94629 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | dpdk-tools | 2:25.11-2.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:94630 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | dpdk-tools | 2:25.11-2.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:94629 |
| Debian:12 | dpdk | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86561 |
| Debian:13 | dpdk | 24.11.8-0+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86561 |
| Debian:14 | dpdk | 25.11.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86561 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | dpdk | 2:25.11-2.el10_2 | RLSA-2026:94630 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | dpdk | 2:25.11-2.el9_8 | RLSA-2026:94629 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | dpdk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-86561 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | dpdk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-86561 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | dpdk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-86561 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | dpdk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-86561 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-770 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- RHSA-2026:94629 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:94630 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-86561 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2529666 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT