VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-14378

CVSS score3.3 LOW
EPSS probability0.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-09-30
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Description

An integer underflow in dpdk versions before 18.11.10 and before 19.11.5 in the `move_desc` function can lead to large amounts of CPU cycles being eaten up in a long running loop. An attacker could cause `move_desc` to get stuck in a 4,294,967,295-count iteration loop. Depending on how `vhost_crypto` is being used this could prevent other VMs or network tasks from being serviced by the busy DPDK lcore for an extended period.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-191
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-191

Primary references