Description
A flaw was found in DPDK lib/vhost vhost-crypto. Write-back chain cleanup can follow an uninitialized next pointer when mapping a guest descriptor fails, causing the host vhost-crypto process to hang or crash.
Published: 2026-10-14
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Do not attach a virtio-crypto vhost-user backend to untrusted guests.

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History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in DPDK lib/vhost vhost-crypto. Write-back chain cleanup can follow an uninitialized next pointer when mapping a guest descriptor fails, causing the host vhost-crypto process to hang or crash.
Title Dpdk: dpdk: guest can trigger infinite loop in vhost-crypto writeback chain cleanup
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
Redhat openstack
Weaknesses CWE-824
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:13
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10::fastdatapath
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::fastdatapath
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::fastdatapath
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
Redhat openstack
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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Redhat Enterprise Linux Openshift Openstack
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T17:52:12.797Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T14:54:15.212Z

Link: CVE-2026-86847

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-14T18:19:19.040

Modified: 2026-10-14T20:13:37.910

Link: CVE-2026-86847

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-824

    Access of Uninitialized Pointer