CVE-2020-10726
Publication date 18 May 2020
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
A vulnerability was found in DPDK versions 19.11 and above. A malicious container that has direct access to the vhost-user socket can keep sending VHOST_USER_GET_INFLIGHT_FD messages, causing a resource leak (file descriptors and virtual memory), which may result in a denial of service.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| dpdk | 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 19.11.1-0ubuntu1.1
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
4.4 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4362-1
- DPDK vulnerabilities
- 18 May 2020