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title: "CVE-2022-2132\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2022-2132

Publication date 31 August 2022

Last updated 18 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.6 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2132?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A permissive list of allowed inputs flaw was found in DPDK. This issue
allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service triggered by sending
a crafted Vhost header to DPDK.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| dpdk | 26.04 LTS resolute | Fixed 21.11.2-0ubuntu1 |
| 25.10 questing | Fixed 21.11.2-0ubuntu1 |
| 25.04 plucky | Fixed 21.11.2-0ubuntu1 |
| 24.10 oracular | Fixed 21.11.2-0ubuntu1 |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 21.11.2-0ubuntu1 |
| 23.10 mantic | Fixed 21.11.2-0ubuntu1 |
| 23.04 lunar | Fixed 21.11.2-0ubuntu1 |
| 22.10 kinetic | Fixed 21.11.2-0ubuntu1 |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 21.11.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 19.11.13-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 17.11.10-0ubuntu0.2 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2132?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| dpdk | * Upstream:   [?id=71b](https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/commit/?id=71bd0cc536ad6d84188d947d6f24c17400d8f623) * Upstream:   [?id=dc1](https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/commit/?id=dc1516e260a0df272b218392faf6db3cbf45e717) * Upstream:   [?id=f16](https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk-stable/commit/?id=f167022606b5ccca27a627ae599538ce2348ef67) * Upstream:   [?id=e12](https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk-stable/commit/?id=e12d415556994d0901c317f6338ed2961185465f) * Upstream:   [?id=8ff](https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk-stable/commit/?id=8fff8520f356635f6ac3755df1d04f9f1d097968) * Upstream:   [?id=089](https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk-stable/commit/?id=089e01b375eb8e5394603308d17ee84b551ff369) * Upstream:   [?id=5b3](https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk-stable/commit/?id=5b3c25e6ee2c68887aae166aed57d0b4af91fa60) * Upstream:   [?id=e73](https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk-stable/commit/?id=e73049ea26a588518bde750f46ac700462a598ed) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.6 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Changed |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.6 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-2132)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2132)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-2132)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-2132)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-5608-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-5608-1)
+ DPDK vulnerability
+ 13 September 2022

### Other references

* <https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/29/4>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2132>