CVE-2020-14374
Publication date 28 September 2020
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
A flaw was found in dpdk in versions before 18.11.10 and before 19.11.5. A flawed bounds checking in the copy_data function leads to a buffer overflow allowing an attacker in a virtual machine to write arbitrary data to any address in the vhost_crypto application. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| dpdk | 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 19.11.3-0ubuntu0.2
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
8.8 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4550-1
- DPDK vulnerabilities
- 28 September 2020