Vulnerability Description
A flaw was found in dpdk in versions before 18.11.10 and before 19.11.5. Virtio ring descriptors, and the data they describe are in a region of memory accessible by from both the virtual machine and the host. An attacker in a VM can change the contents of the memory after vhost_crypto has validated it. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dpdk | Data Plane Development Kit | >= 18.02.1, < 18.11.10 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 20.04 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00004.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00006.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/04/1Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/04/2Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/04/5Mailing List
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1879468Issue Tracking
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4550-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/28/3Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00004.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00006.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/04/1Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/04/2Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/04/5Mailing List
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1879468Issue Tracking
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4550-1/Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2020-14375?
CVE-2020-14375 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). A flaw was found in dpdk in versions before 18.11.10 and before 19.11.5. Virtio ring descriptors, and the data they describe are in a region of memory accessible by from both the virtual machine and t...
How severe is CVE-2020-14375?
CVE-2020-14375 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2020-14375?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Dpdk Data Plane Development Kit, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Opensuse Leap.