Vulnerability · Published Oct 14, 2026 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2026-86566Dpdk: dpdk: guest with runt rx descriptors underflows copy length in vhost enqueue (split and packed rings)
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw 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 7% 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 93.5% 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. A guest with runt RX descriptors can underflow the copy length in vhost enqueue, causing a denial of service in a shared vhost backend such as OVS-DPDK.
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-2026-86566 |
| Debian:13 | dpdk | 24.11.8-0+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86566 |
| Debian:14 | dpdk | 25.11.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86566 |
| 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-2026-86566 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | dpdk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-86566 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | dpdk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-86566 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | dpdk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-86566 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-191 · 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-2026-86566 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2529684 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT