CVE-2020-10725

HIGHEPSS 81th pctl

7.7

CVSS v3

Description

A flaw was found in DPDK version 19.11 and above that allows a malicious guest to cause a segmentation fault of the vhost-user backend application running on the host, which could result in a loss of connectivity for the other guests running on that host. This is caused by a missing validity check of the descriptor address in the function `virtio_dev_rx_batch_packed()`.

CWE-665

How to fix

Remediation Available

dpdkDebian

Fixed in:19.11.2-1CVE-2020-10725

dpdkUbuntu

Fixed in:17.11.9-0ubuntu18.04.2USN-4362-1

Fixed in:19.11.1-0ubuntu1.1USN-4362-1

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory3

Other references1

lists.fedoraproject.org

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2022-0847	High	7.8	89%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-22719	High	7.5	70%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-28019	High	7.5	62%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-46164	Critical	9.4	49%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-37128	Critical	9.8	21%	-	-
CVE-2019-14271	Critical	9.8	19%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2020-10725?

Published advisories record a fix for 2 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2020-10725 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-10725 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2020-10725?

CVE-2020-10725 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.7, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2020-10725 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for dpdk (Debian), dpdk (Ubuntu). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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