Description
A flaw was found in DPDK lib/vhost. Memory size is not adequately validated before mmap during vhost memory-region setup, which can lead to a host crash or memory corruption.
Published: 2026-10-14
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dpdk
Dpdk dpdk
Red Hat
Red Hat enterprise Linux
Redhat fast Datapath
Redhat openshift Container Platform
Redhat openstack Platform
Vendors & Products Dpdk
Dpdk dpdk
Red Hat
Red Hat enterprise Linux
Redhat fast Datapath
Redhat openshift Container Platform
Redhat openstack Platform

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in DPDK lib/vhost. Memory size is not adequately validated before mmap during vhost memory-region setup, which can lead to a host crash or memory corruption.
Title Dpdk: dpdk: missing memory size validation before mmap in vhost memory region setup
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
Redhat openstack
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:13
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10::fastdatapath
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::fastdatapath
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::fastdatapath
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
Redhat openstack
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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Dpdk Dpdk
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Redhat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath Openshift Openshift Container Platform Openstack Openstack Platform
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T02:41:38.243Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T02:56:12.292Z

Link: CVE-2026-86561

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T01:36:53.879Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-14T16:17:54.613

Modified: 2026-10-20T02:17:12.877

Link: CVE-2026-86561

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-14T15:00:10Z

Links: CVE-2026-86561 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-26T22:38:00Z

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