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CVE-2026-86562 json

Dpdk: dpdk: control-queue descriptor double-fetch overflows host heap in dpdk vhost (vduse)

published 28d ago modified 15h ago also EUVD-2026-101421

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in DPDK lib/vhost. A TOCTOU double-fetch of control-queue descriptors allows a heap buffer overflow with attacker-controlled content in the VDUSE control-queue handler.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 2:25.11-2.el10_2, 2:25.11-2.el10_3
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 0:23.11-3.el8_10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 2:25.11-2.el9_8, 2:25.11-2.el9_9
  • dpdk Debian 13 24.11.8-0+deb13u1
  • dpdk Debian 14 25.11.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86562

  • dpdk openSUSE Tumbleweed 25.11.4-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:12151-1

  • dpdk AlmaLinux 8 23.11-3.el8_10
  • dpdk-tools AlmaLinux 8 23.11-3.el8_10
  • dpdk AlmaLinux 9 2:25.11-2.el9_8
  • dpdk-tools AlmaLinux 9 2:25.11-2.el9_8
  • dpdk AlmaLinux 10 2:25.11-2.el10_2
  • dpdk-tools AlmaLinux 10 2:25.11-2.el10_2

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:96083ALSA-2026:94629ALSA-2026:94630

  • dpdk Rocky Linux 9 2:25.11-2.el9_8
  • dpdk Rocky Linux 8 23.11-3.el8_10
  • dpdk Rocky Linux 10 2:25.11-2.el10_2

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:98505RLSA-2026:96083RLSA-2026:94630RLSA-2026:94629

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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-86562 updated cvss 7.8

dpdk: dpdk: Control-queue descriptor double-fetch overflows host heap in DPDK vhost (VDUSE)

  • Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 openvswitch2.11, openvswitch2.12, openvswitch2.13, openvswitch2.16, openvswitch2.17, openvswitch2.11-test, +17 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “No mitigation is currently available.”
  • Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 9 grout, grout-frr, openvswitch3.0, openvswitch3.1, openvswitch3.2, openvswitch3.3, +28 more Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 10 grout, grout-frr, openvswitch3.5, openvswitch3.6, openvswitch3.5-test, openvswitch3.6-test, +4 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available, no fix planned “No mitigation is currently available.”
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openvswitch2.17, openvswitch2.17-test, openvswitch2.17-ipsec, python3-openvswitch2.17, network-scripts-openvswitch2.17
    affected: workaround, no fix available “No mitigation is currently available.”
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) openvswitch, openvswitch-test, python-openvswitch, openvswitch-ovn-host, openvswitch-ovn-vtep, openvswitch-ovn-common, +1 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “No mitigation is currently available.”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) dpdk 23.11-3.el8_10, dpdk-tools 23.11-3.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix “No mitigation is currently available.” RHSA-2026:96083
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) dpdk 25.11-2.el9_8, dpdk 25.11-2.el9_9, dpdk-tools 25.11-2.el9_8, dpdk-tools 25.11-2.el9_9
    fixed: vendor fix “No mitigation is currently available.” RHSA-2026:94629
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) dpdk 25.11-2.el10_2, dpdk 25.11-2.el10_3, dpdk-tools 25.11-2.el10_2, dpdk-tools 25.11-2.el10_3
    fixed: vendor fix “No mitigation is currently available.” RHSA-2026:94630
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) dpdk-devel 23.11-3.el8_10, dpdk-debuginfo 23.11-3.el8_10, dpdk-debugsource 23.11-3.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix “No mitigation is currently available.” RHSA-2026:96083
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  • Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 openvswitch3.1, openvswitch2.15, openvswitch3.1-test, openvswitch2.15-test, openvswitch3.1-ipsec, openvswitch2.15-ipsec, +4 more Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openvswitch3.0, openvswitch3.1, openvswitch3.0-test, openvswitch3.1-test, openvswitch3.0-ipsec, openvswitch3.1-ipsec, +2 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
27d ago

Exploit prediction

0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 10
  • Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization

References

Sources

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