USN-4189-1: DPDK vulnerability
dpdk vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary
DPDK could be made to consume resources if it received specially crafted
input.
Software Description
- dpdk – set of libraries for fast packet processing
Details
Jason Wang discovered that DPDK incorrectly handled certain messages. An
attacker in a malicious container could possibly use this issue to cause
DPDK to leak resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- dpdk – 18.11.4-1ubuntu0.19.10.1
- Ubuntu 19.04
- dpdk – 18.11.4-1ubuntu0.19.04.1
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- dpdk – 17.11.8-0~ubuntu18.04.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References
Source: USN-4189-1: DPDK vulnerability
