CVE-2020-10725
First published: Tue Apr 28 2020(Updated: )
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()`.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| redhat/openvswitch2.13 | <0:2.13.0-25.el8fd | 0:2.13.0-25.el8fd |
| redhat/dpdk | <0:19.11.3-1.el8 | 0:19.11.3-1.el8 |
| redhat/dpdk | <0:19.11-5.el8_2 | 0:19.11-5.el8_2 |
| Dpdk Data Plane Development Kit | <=19.11 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =32 | |
| openSUSE Leap | =15.1 | |
| Oracle Enterprise Communications Broker | =3.1.0 | |
| Oracle Enterprise Communications Broker | =3.2.0 | |
| ubuntu/dpdk | <19.11.1-0ubuntu1.1 | 19.11.1-0ubuntu1.1 |
| ubuntu/dpdk | <19.11.2<18.11.8<20.02.1 | 19.11.2 18.11.8 20.02.1 |
| redhat/dpdk | <20.02.1 | 20.02.1 |
| redhat/dpdk | <19.11.2 | 19.11.2 |
| debian/dpdk | 18.11.11-1~deb10u1 18.11.11-1~deb10u2 20.11.10-1~deb11u1 20.11.6-1~deb11u1 22.11.4-1~deb12u1 23.11-1 |
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Reference Links
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10725
- https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=270
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/18/2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00045.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HRHKFVV4MRWNNJOYQOVP64L4UVWYPEO4/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2020-10725
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HRHKFVV4MRWNNJOYQOVP64L4UVWYPEO4/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1837059
- https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/commit/?id=97ecc1c85c95c13bc66a87435758e93406c35c48
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:2295
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-10725
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4806
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1239
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1828894
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10725 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10725 https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=270 https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/18/2
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-10725
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-10725
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4362-1
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10725
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-10725
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2020-10725?
CVE-2020-10725 is a vulnerability 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, resulting in a loss of connectivity for other guests on the host.
How severe is CVE-2020-10725?
CVE-2020-10725 has a severity rating of 7.7 (High).
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-10725?
DPDK version 19.11 and above are affected by CVE-2020-10725.
How can I fix the CVE-2020-10725 vulnerability?
To fix the CVE-2020-10725 vulnerability, update DPDK to version 20.02.1 or apply the recommended patches provided by Red Hat.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-10725?
You can find more information about CVE-2020-10725 at the following references: [link1], [link2], [link3].
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