Ubuntu 19.10 19.04 18.04 LTS: USN-4189-2 Moderate DPDK Denial Of Service

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November 25, 2019

USN-4189-1 introduced a regression in DPDK.

Summary

USN-4189-1 introduced a regression in DPDK.

Software Description:

- 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.

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service system update ubuntu dpdk

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

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.