Information disclosure in DPDK
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-1059 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-200 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
DPDK Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications |
| Vendor | DPDK Project |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU12658
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1059
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists in the DPDK vhost-user interface due to improper check to verify that all the requested guest physical range is mapped and contiguous when performing Guest Physical Addresses to Host Virtual Addresses translations. An adjacent attacker can gain access to vhost-user backend process memory.
MitigationUpdate to version 18.02.1.
Vulnerable software versionsDPDK: 17.11.0 - 18.02.0
External linkshttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1544298
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
