Vulnerability · Published Oct 14, 2026 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2026-86848Dpdk: dpdk: time-of-check/time-of-use vulnerability allowing guest-triggered out-of-bounds write in vhost-crypto
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-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 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.9% 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 vhost-crypto. The indirect-descriptor snapshot double-fetches a guest descriptor next index, allowing a malicious guest to cause an out-of-bounds access in the host backend.
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-2026-86848 |
| Debian:13 | dpdk | 24.11.8-0+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86848 |
| Debian:14 | dpdk | 25.11.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86848 |
| 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-2026-86848 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | dpdk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-86848 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | dpdk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-86848 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | dpdk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-86848 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-367 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/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-2026-86848 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2529853 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT