description: 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.
problem types: CWE-401
affected:
{
vendor: DPDK
product: dpdk
versions:
version: all dpdk version 17.x.x before 17.11.8, status: affected
version: all dpdk version 16.x.x before 16.11.10, status: affected
version: all dpdk version 18.x.x before 18.11.4, status: affected
version: all dpdk version 19.x.x before 19.08.1, status: affected
}
metrics:
cvssV3_0: [
version: 3.0
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
attackVector: NETWORK
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: NONE
userInteraction: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.5
baseSeverity: HIGH
]