CVE-2020-10723
Publication date 18 May 2020
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
A memory corruption issue was found in DPDK versions 17.05 and above. This flaw is caused by an integer truncation on the index of a payload. Under certain circumstances, the index (a UInt) is copied and truncated into a uint16, which can lead to out of bound indexing and possible memory corruption.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| dpdk | 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 19.11.1-0ubuntu1.1
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 17.11.9-0ubuntu18.04.2
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.7 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4362-1
- DPDK vulnerabilities
- 18 May 2020