Information disclosure in Dpdk Data Plane Development Kit

CVE-2018-1059

The DPDK vhost-user interface does not check to verify that all the requested guest physical range is mapped and contiguous when performing Guest Physical Addresses to Host Virtual Addresses translations. This may lead to a malicious guest exposing vhost-user backend process memory. All versions before 18.02.1 are vulnerable.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.009 (56.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1059?
CVE-2018-1059 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dpdk Data Plane Development Kit, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2018-1059?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.