CVE-2020-10725
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.022 · 83 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was found in DPDK version 19.11 and above that allows a malicious guest to cause a segmentation fault of the vhost-user backend application running on the host, which could result in a loss of connectivity for the other guests running on that host. This is caused by a missing validity check of the descriptor address in the function `virtio_dev_rx_batch_packed()`.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4–7.7
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affected products (19)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- dpdk data plane development kit≤ 19.11nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dpdk:data_plane_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- oracle enterprise communications broker= 3.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_communications_broker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- oracle enterprise communications broker= 3.2.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_communications_broker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (34)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://dpdk.org/Patchcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00045.htmlcnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-10725cnnvd
- https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=270cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10725cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HRHKFVV4MRWNNJOYQOVP64L4UVWYPEO4/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10725cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157751/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4362-1.htmlcnnvd
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