SUSE-SU-2018:3923-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:3923-1

    Published: 27 Nov 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-1059
    Aliases:
    CVE-2018-1059

    Summary: Security update for dpdk

    Details: This update for dpdk to version 16.11.8 provides the following security fix: - CVE-2018-1059: restrict untrusted guest to misuse virtio to corrupt host application (ovs-dpdk) memory which could have lead all VM to lose connectivity (bsc#1089638) and following non-security fixes: - Enable the broadcom chipset family Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM57810 (bsc#1073363) - Fix a latency problem by using cond_resched rather than schedule_timeout_interruptible (bsc#1069601) - Fix a syntax error affecting csh environment configuration (bsc#1102310) - Fixes in net/bnxt: * Fix HW Tx checksum offload check * Fix incorrect IO address handling in Tx * Fix Rx ring count limitation * Check access denied for HWRM commands * Fix RETA size * Fix close operation - Fixes in eal/linux: * Fix an invalid syntax in interrupts * Fix return codes on thread naming failure - Fixes in kni: * Fix crash with null name * Fix build with gcc 8.1 - Fixes in net/thunderx: * Fix build with gcc optimization on * Avoid sq door bell write on zero packet - net/bonding: Fix MAC address reset - vhost: Fix missing increment of log cache count

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20183923-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1069601, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1073363, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1089638, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1102310, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1059

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dpdk

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/dpdk&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -16.11.8-8.10.2

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High