USN-5401-1: DPDK vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 21.10
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Packages

• dpdk - set of libraries for fast packet processing

Details

Wenxiang Qian discovered that DPDK incorrectly checked certain payloads. An
attacker could use this issue to cause DPDK to crash, resulting in a denial
of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-3839)

It was discovered that DPDK incorrectly handled inflight type messages. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause DPDK to consume resources,
leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2022-0669)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04

• dpdk - 21.11.1-0ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 21.10

• dpdk - 20.11.5-0ubuntu1

Ubuntu 20.04

• dpdk - 19.11.12-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2022-0669
• CVE-2021-3839