CVE-2020-14375
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. 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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| dpdk | 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 19.11.3-0ubuntu0.2
|
| 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 |
7.8 · High
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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