Vulnerability Description
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()`.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dpdk | Data Plane Development Kit | <= 19.11 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 32 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
| Oracle | Enterprise Communications Broker | 3.1.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00045.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=270Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10725Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/18/2Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.htmlPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00045.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=270Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10725Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/18/2Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.htmlPatchThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2020-10725?
CVE-2020-10725 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.7 (HIGH). 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 ...
How severe is CVE-2020-10725?
CVE-2020-10725 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.7/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2020-10725?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Dpdk Data Plane Development Kit, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Leap, Oracle Enterprise Communications Broker.