#VU101871 Out-of-bounds read in DPDK - CVE-2024-11614

Vulnerability identifier: #VU101871

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11614

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
DPDK
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor: DPDK Project

Description

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the Vhost library checksum offload feature. A malicious guest can forge Virtio descriptors to trigger an out-of-bounds read and crash the hypervisor's vSwitch.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

DPDK: 21.05 - 21.11.8, 22.03 - 22.11.6, 23.03, 23.07, 23.11 - 23.11.2, 24.03, 24.07, 24.11

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External links
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/17/3
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11614
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2327955

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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