[USN-7178-1] DPDK vulnerability

[Marc Deslauriers]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7178-1
December 19, 2024

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

- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

DPDK could be made to crash 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 the Vhost library checksum
offload feature. An malicious guest could possibly use this issue to cause
the hypervisor's vSwitch to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   dpdk                            23.11.2-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   dpdk                            23.11-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   dpdk                            21.11.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.2

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7178-1
   CVE-2024-11614

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpdk/23.11.2-0ubuntu1.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpdk/23.11-1ubuntu0.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpdk/21.11.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.2

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