CVE-2020-10723
dpdk: librte_vhost Integer truncation in vhost_user_check_and_alloc_queue_pair()
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · May 18, 2020
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A memory corruption issue was found in DPDK versions 17.05 and above. This flaw is caused by an integer truncation on the index of a payload. Under certain circumstances, the index (a UInt) is copied and truncated into a uint16, which can lead to out of bound indexing and possible memory corruption.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of Ceph as shipped with Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 and 4, as they did not include support for DPDK.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound