Headline
CVE-2022-28199: Security Bulletin: NVIDIA Data Plane Development Kit (MLNX_DPDK) - August 2022
NVIDIA’s distribution of the Data Plane Development Kit (MLNX_DPDK) contains a vulnerability in the network stack, where error recovery is not handled properly, which can allow a remote attacker to cause denial of service and some impact to data integrity and confidentiality.
Details
This section provides a summary of potential vulnerabilities that this security update addresses and their impact. Descriptions use CWE™, and base scores and vectors use CVSS v3.1 standards.
CVE ID
Description
Base Score
Vector
CVE‑2022‑28199
NVIDIA’s distribution of the Data Plane Development Kit (MLNX_DPDK) contains a vulnerability in the network stack, where error recovery is not handled properly, which can allow a remote attacker to cause denial of service and some impact to data integrity and confidentiality.
6.5
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Security Updates
The following table lists the NVIDIA software products affected, versions affected, and the updated version that includes this security update.
CVE IDs Addressed
Software Product
Operating System
Affected Versions
Updated Version
CVE‑2022‑28199
MLNX_DPDK
Linux,Windows
mlnx_dpdk_19.11_1.*.* through mlnx_dpdk_20.11_1.0.0-4.*.*
mlnx_dpdk_20.11_5.0.0
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Revision History
Revision
Date
Description
1.0
August 29, 2022
Initial release
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