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CVE-2018-1059 json

The DPDK vhost-user interface does not check to verify that all the requested guest physical range is mapped and contiguous when performing…

published 2018-04-24 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-11712

cvss
6.1
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The DPDK vhost-user interface does not check to verify that all the requested guest physical range is mapped and contiguous when performing Guest Physical Addresses to Host Virtual Addresses translations. This may lead to a malicious guest exposing vhost-user backend process memory. All versions before 18.02.1 are vulnerable.

Patch / fix

  • dpdk data_plane_development_kit 18.02.1
  • dpdk Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 17.11.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1059

  • dpdk Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1059

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  • openvswitch openstack 12, openstack 10 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1
  • openvswitch-test openstack 12, openstack 10 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1
  • python-openvswitch openstack 12, openstack 10 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1
  • openvswitch-ovn-host openstack 12, openstack 10 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1
  • openvswitch-ovn-vtep openstack 12, openstack 10 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1
  • openvswitch-ovn-common openstack 12, openstack 10 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1
  • openvswitch-ovn-central openstack 12, openstack 10 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1
  • dpdk RHEL 7 EXTRAS_OTHER 17.11-11.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:2524RHSA-2018:2038RHSA-2018:2102RHSA-2018:1267RHEA-2018:1547

  • dpdk SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP3 16.11.8-8.10.2
  • dpdk-thunderx SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP3 16.11.8-8.10.2
  • dpdk SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP3 16.11.6-8.4.2
  • dpdk-thunderx SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP3 16.11.6-8.4.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:3923-1SUSE-SU-2018:1492-1

  • dpdk openSUSE Tumbleweed 19.11.8-2.7

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10727-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-1059 updated cvss 6.1

dpdk: Information exposure in unchecked guest physical to host virtual address translations

  • Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 7 dpdk, driverctl, dpdk-tools
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 dpdk, dpdk-tools
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) openvswitch-dpdk Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 openvswitch, openvswitch-test, python-openvswitch Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) openvswitch-dpdk Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) openvswitch-dpdk
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) dpdk
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata) dpdk, openvswitch
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) openvswitch, openvswitch-test, python-openvswitch, openvswitch-ovn-host, openvswitch-ovn-vtep, openvswitch-ovn-common, +1 more
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 openvswitch 2.9.0-19.el7fdp, openvswitch-test 2.9.0-19.el7fdp, python-openvswitch 2.9.0-19.el7fdp, openvswitch-ovn-host 2.9.0-19.el7fdp, openvswitch-ovn-vtep 2.9.0-19.el7fdp, openvswitch-ovn-common 2.9.0-19.el7fdp, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1267
  • Red Hat OpenStack 10.0 Tools for RHEL 7 openvswitch-test 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2102
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  • Red Hat OpenStack 12.0 Tools for RHEL 7 openvswitch-test 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2524
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras dpdk 17.11-11.el7, dpdk-tools 17.11-11.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2038
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 openvswitch 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1, openstack-selinux 0.8.14-5.el7ost, python-openvswitch 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1, openvswitch-ovn-host 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1, openvswitch-ovn-vtep 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1, openvswitch-ovn-common 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2102
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12.0 openvswitch 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1, python-openvswitch 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1, openvswitch-ovn-host 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1, openvswitch-ovn-vtep 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1, openvswitch-ovn-common 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1, openvswitch-ovn-central 2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2524
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4.2 Management Agent for RHEL 7.6 EUS Hosts openvswitch 2.9.0-19.el7fdp, python-openvswitch 2.9.0-19.el7fdp, openvswitch-ovn-host 2.9.0-19.el7fdp, openvswitch-ovn-common 2.9.0-19.el7fdp
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1267
  • Red Hat RHV-M 4.2 openvswitch 2.9.0-19.el7fdp, python-openvswitch 2.9.0-19.el7fdp, openvswitch-ovn-host 2.9.0-19.el7fdp, openvswitch-ovn-common 2.9.0-19.el7fdp, openvswitch-ovn-central 2.9.0-19.el7fdp
    fixed: vendor fix RHEA-2018:1547
  • Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 ceph, librbd1, librgw2, ceph-mds, ceph-mgr, ceph-mon, +15 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 dpdk, dpdk-tools, openvswitch
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 2.9 AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Red Hat, Inc. DPDK

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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