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The DPDK vhost-user interface does not check to verify...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

No package listedSuggest a package

Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

The DPDK vhost-user interface does not check to verify that all the requested guest physical range is mapped and contiguous when performing Guest Physical Addresses to Host Virtual Addresses translations. This may lead to a malicious guest exposing vhost-user backend process memory. All versions before 18.02.1 are vulnerable.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 24, 2018
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

Moderate
6.1
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Adjacent
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2018-1059

GHSA ID

GHSA-ww8j-hjq3-7m8r

Source code

No known source code

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