DPDK Header Vhost denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in DPDK. Affected is an unknown function of the component Header Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument Vhost results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-2132. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in DPDK (affected version not known). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument Vhost with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

A permissive list of allowed inputs flaw was found in DPDK. This issue allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service triggered by sending a crafted Vhost header to DPDK.

The weakness was disclosed 09/01/2022. The advisory is shared at bugs.dpdk.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-2132 since 06/20/2022. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 292748 (MiracleLinux 7 : dpdk-18.11.8-2.el7 (AXSA:2023-4760:01)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (292748). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 292748
Nessus Name: MiracleLinux 7 : dpdk-18.11.8-2.el7 (AXSA:2023-4760:01)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/20/2022 🔍
09/01/2022 +73 days 🔍
09/01/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/21/2026 +1237 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DLA 3092-1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2132 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2132
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-207657

Entryinfo

Created: 09/01/2022 10:48
Updated: 01/21/2026 00:14
Changes: 09/01/2022 10:48 (37), 10/10/2022 14:21 (1), 10/10/2022 14:24 (11), 01/21/2026 00:14 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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