1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5608-1

USN-5608-1: DPDK vulnerability

Publication date

13 September 2022

Overview

DPDK could be made to stop responding if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

Packages

  • dpdk - set of libraries for fast packet processing

Details

It was discovered that DPDK incorrectly handled certain Vhost headers. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

It was discovered that DPDK incorrectly handled certain Vhost headers. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 jammy dpdk –  21.11.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
20.04 focal dpdk –  19.11.13-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic dpdk –  17.11.10-0ubuntu0.2

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