CVE-2019-14818: dpdk data_plane_development_kit
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-14818 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in dpdk data_plane_development_kit. EPSS estimates a 2.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3Timeline
- 14-11-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
8 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.81%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.81% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat77 products
- enterprise_linux_fast_datapath7.0 | 8.0
- openstack10
- virtualization_eus4.2
- ansible-role-redhat-subscription< 0:1.0.4-2.el7ost
- dpdk< 0:18.11.5-1.el7_8 | < 0:19.11-4.el8
Suse15 products
- dpdk-thunderx&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15< 18.11.3-3.16.1
- dpdk-thunderx&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4< 17.11.7-5.3.2
- dpdk-thunderx&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5< 18.11.3-3.6.1
- dpdk-thunderx&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4< 17.11.7-5.3.2
- dpdk-thunderx&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5< 18.11.3-3.6.1
Dpdk2 products
- data_plane_development_kit≥ 16.04, < 16.11.10 | ≥ 17.02, < 17.11.8 | ≥ 18.02, < 18.11.4 | ≥ 19.02, < 19.08.1
- dpdkall dpdk version 17.x.x before 17.11.8 | all dpdk version 16.x.x before 16.11.10 | all dpdk version 18.x.x before 18.11.4 | all dpdk version 19.x.x before 19.08.1
Debian1 product
- dpdk< 18.11.4-1 | < 16.11.9-1+deb9u2 | < 18.11.2-2+deb10u2
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL31
Ubuntu1 product
- dpdkAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 17.11.8-0~ubuntu18.04.2
6 vendors · 97 products
References
97 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory