# CVE-2018-1059: The DPDK vhost-user interface does not check to verify that all the requested guest physical range is mapped and contiguous when performing

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-04-24 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Red Hat, Inc. DPDK: before 18.02.1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Red Hat, Inc. DPDK, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2524
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2102
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-1059
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3642-2/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2038
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3642-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1267
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1544298

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