dpdk: Information exposure in unchecked guest physical to host virtual address translations
Published Apr 24, 2018
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.86%
Description
The DPDK vhost-user interface does not check to verify that all the requested guest physical range is mapped and contiguous when performing Guest Physical Addresses to Host Virtual Addresses translations. This may lead to a malicious guest exposing vhost-user backend process memory. All versions before 18.02.1 are vulnerable.
Affected products
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- Version before 18.02.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat, Inc. | DPDK | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- 17.10
- 18.04
Configuration 2
- 3.0
- 7.0
- 3.0
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 4.0
- 4.1
- 4.1
- 7.0
Configuration 3
- < 18.02.1
No data.
Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
openvswitch-0:2.9.0-19.el7fdp
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1267
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras
dpdk-0:17.11-11.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2038
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton)
openstack-selinux-0:0.8.14-5.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2102
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton)
openvswitch-0:2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2102
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12.0 (Pike)
openvswitch-0:2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2524
Red Hat Virtualization 4.2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUS
openvswitch-0:2.9.0-19.el7fdp
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1267
Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.2
openvswitch-0:2.9.0-19.el7fdp
Fixed · RHEA-2018:1547
Fast Datapath for RHEL 7
dpdk
Will not fix
Red Hat Ceph Storage 3
ceph
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
dpdk
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
openvswitch
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
dpdk
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
openvswitch-dpdk
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
openvswitch
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
dpdk
Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)
dpdk
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)
openvswitch
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
openvswitch
Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
openvswitch-dpdk
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
openvswitch-dpdk
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openvswitch-0:2.9.0-19.el7fdp | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1267 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras | dpdk-0:17.11-11.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2038 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton) | openstack-selinux-0:0.8.14-5.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2102 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton) | openvswitch-0:2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2102 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12.0 (Pike) | openvswitch-0:2.9.0-19.el7fdp.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2524 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4.2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUS | openvswitch-0:2.9.0-19.el7fdp | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1267 |
| Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.2 | openvswitch-0:2.9.0-19.el7fdp | Fixed | RHEA-2018:1547 |
| Fast Datapath for RHEL 7 | dpdk | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 | ceph | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | dpdk | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | openvswitch | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | dpdk | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | openvswitch-dpdk | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | openvswitch | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | dpdk | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata) | dpdk | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata) | openvswitch | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | openvswitch | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | openvswitch-dpdk | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | openvswitch-dpdk | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat OpenStack Platform versions 7 to 9 provided openvswitch-dpdk as a technical preview for customers, it was provided without support and is not intended on being deployed in production. Red Hat Ceph Storage version 3 provides ceph bundled with DPDK as a technical preview for customers. It was provided without support and is not intended on being deployed in production.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.86% (0.00864) | 57.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.88% (0.00878) | 54.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 26.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00151) | 52.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00151) | 49.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00119) | 44.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 48.06th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 47.54th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 76.13th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (11)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1267 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2038 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2102 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2524 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1059 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-1059 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1544298 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1059
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3642-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3642-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1059
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1267 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2038 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2102 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2524 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1059 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-1059 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1544298 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1059 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3642-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3642-2/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1059 |
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