Dpdk: dpdk: guest can trigger infinite loop in vhost-crypto writeback chain cleanup
Historical advisory recorded 6 Nov 2026 02:36:20 UTC. Read the latest advisory.
cve-program · CVE-2026-86847
PublishedA 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.
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cve-program · CVE-2026-86847
PublishedDpdk: dpdk: guest can trigger infinite loop in vhost-crypto writeback chain cleanup
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.
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- 14 Oct 2026 17:52:12 UTC
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- 6 Nov 2026 01:11:48 UTC
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- 6 Nov 2026 02:36:20 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H