Debian update for dpdk



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2021-3839
CVE-2022-0669
CWE-ID CWE-787
CWE-400
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Debian Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

dpdk (Debian package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Debian

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU63625

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 7.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3839

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to vhost_user_set_inflight_fd() function does not validate msg->payload.inflight.num_queues. A local user can trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Update dpdk package to version 20.11.5-1~deb11u1.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

dpdk (Debian package): before 20.11.5-1~deb11u1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5130


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU63630

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0669

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to DPDK incorrectly handles inflight type messages. A local user can exhaust available fd in the vhost-user slave process and perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Update dpdk package to version 20.11.5-1~deb11u1.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

dpdk (Debian package): before 20.11.5-1~deb11u1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5130


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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