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Debian: DSA-4567-1 Moderate Update Addressing DPDK Memory Leak Issue

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Calendar Grey November 12, 2019
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4567-1 warns users about critical DPDK vulnerabilities, highlighting the need for prompt updates to prevent potential DoS attacks
It was discovered that the vhost PMD in DPDK, a set of libraries for fast packet processing, was affected by memory and file descriptor leaks which could result in denial of servic...

Summary

It was discovered that the vhost PMD in DPDK, a set of libraries for
fast packet processing, was affected by memory and file descriptor leaks
which could result in denial of service.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 16.11.9-1+deb9u2.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 18.11.2-2+deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your dpdk packages.

For the detailed security status of dpdk please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/dpdk

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



Package: dpdk
CVE ID: CVE-2019-14818

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