=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5608-1
September 13, 2022

dpdk vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

DPDK could be made to stop responding if it received specially crafted
network traffic.

Software Description:
- dpdk: set of libraries for fast packet processing

Details:

It was discovered that DPDK incorrectly handled certain Vhost headers. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  dpdk                            21.11.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  dpdk                            19.11.13-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  dpdk                            17.11.10-0ubuntu0.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5608-1
  CVE-2022-2132

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpdk/21.11.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpdk/19.11.13-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpdk/17.11.10-0ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 5608-1: DPDK vulnerability

September 13, 2022
DPDK could be made to stop responding if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: dpdk 21.11.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: dpdk 19.11.13-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: dpdk 17.11.10-0ubuntu0.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5608-1

CVE-2022-2132

Severity
September 13, 2022

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpdk/21.11.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpdk/19.11.13-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpdk/17.11.10-0ubuntu0.2

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