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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.4265.2
USN-4189-1: DPDK vulnerability
26 November 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: dpdk
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Linux variants
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-14818
Original Bulletin:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4189-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4189-2/
Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) Ubuntu security advisories.
This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators
running dpdk check for an updated version of the software for their
operating system.
Revision History: November 26 2019: Vendor fixed a regression in certain environments
November 14 2019: Initial Release
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USN-4189-1: DPDK vulnerability
13 November 2019
dpdk vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 19.10
o Ubuntu 19.04
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary
DPDK could be made to consume resources if it received specially crafted input.
Software Description
o dpdk - set of libraries for fast packet processing
Details
Jason Wang discovered that DPDK incorrectly handled certain messages. An
attacker in a malicious container could possibly use this issue to cause DPDK
to leak resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 19.10
dpdk - 18.11.4-1ubuntu0.19.10.1
Ubuntu 19.04
dpdk - 18.11.4-1ubuntu0.19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
dpdk - 17.11.8-0~ubuntu18.04.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://
wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades .
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2019-14818
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USN-4189-2: DPDK regression
25 November 2019
dpdk regression
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 19.10
o Ubuntu 19.04
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary
USN-4189-1 introduced a regression in DPDK.
Software Description
o dpdk - set of libraries for fast packet processing
Details
USN-4189-1 fixed a vulnerability in DPDK. The new version introduced a
regression in certain environments. This update fixes the problem.
Original advisory details:
Jason Wang discovered that DPDK incorrectly handled certain messages. An
attacker in a malicious container could possibly use this issue to cause DPDK
to leak resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 19.10
dpdk - 18.11.5-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
Ubuntu 19.04
dpdk - 18.11.5-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
dpdk - 17.11.9-0ubuntu18.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://
wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades .
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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