1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5401-1

USN-5401-1: DPDK vulnerabilities

Publication date

4 May 2022

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in DPDK.

Releases

Packages

  • dpdk - set of libraries for fast packet processing

Details

Wenxiang Qian discovered that DPDK incorrectly checked certain payloads. An
attacker could use this issue to cause DPDK to crash, resulting in a denial
of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-3839)

It was discovered that DPDK incorrectly handled inflight type messages. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause DPDK to consume resources,
leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2022-0669)

Wenxiang Qian discovered that DPDK incorrectly checked certain payloads. An
attacker could use this issue to cause DPDK to crash, resulting in a denial
of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-3839)

It was discovered that DPDK incorrectly handled inflight type messages. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause DPDK to consume resources,
leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2022-0669)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 jammy dpdk –  21.11.1-0ubuntu0.3
21.10 impish dpdk –  20.11.5-0ubuntu1
20.04 focal dpdk –  19.11.12-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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