Red Hat Security Advisory: dpdk security update
A denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2024-11614) exists in the Data Plane Development Kit (dpdk) component used by Open vSwitch on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems. This flaw allows a malicious guest on hypervisors using the DPDK Vhost library to cause a denial of service. Red Hat has released security updates for affected versions of Open vSwitch 3.3 and dpdk packages to address this issue.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-11614 is a denial of service vulnerability in the dpdk packages, which provide libraries and drivers for fast packet processing in user space. The issue specifically affects hypervisors using the DPDK Vhost library, where a malicious guest can trigger a denial of service condition. Red Hat has issued security advisories RHSA-2025:0221 and RHSA-2025:0208 providing updated dpdk packages that fix this vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 and 9.2 variants. The advisories include detailed package versions and instructions for applying the updates.
Potential Impact
A malicious guest virtual machine on a hypervisor using the DPDK Vhost library can cause a denial of service, potentially disrupting network traffic processing on the host. This impacts the availability of network services relying on Open vSwitch with DPDK acceleration on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official security updates for dpdk packages that address CVE-2024-11614. Users should apply the updated packages provided in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 and 9.2 advisories RHSA-2025:0221 and RHSA-2025:0208. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these updates remediates the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: dpdk security update
Description
A denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2024-11614) exists in the Data Plane Development Kit (dpdk) component used by Open vSwitch on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems. This flaw allows a malicious guest on hypervisors using the DPDK Vhost library to cause a denial of service. Red Hat has released security updates for affected versions of Open vSwitch 3.3 and dpdk packages to address this issue.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-11614 is a denial of service vulnerability in the dpdk packages, which provide libraries and drivers for fast packet processing in user space. The issue specifically affects hypervisors using the DPDK Vhost library, where a malicious guest can trigger a denial of service condition. Red Hat has issued security advisories RHSA-2025:0221 and RHSA-2025:0208 providing updated dpdk packages that fix this vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 and 9.2 variants. The advisories include detailed package versions and instructions for applying the updates.
Potential Impact
A malicious guest virtual machine on a hypervisor using the DPDK Vhost library can cause a denial of service, potentially disrupting network traffic processing on the host. This impacts the availability of network services relying on Open vSwitch with DPDK acceleration on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official security updates for dpdk packages that address CVE-2024-11614. Users should apply the updated packages provided in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 and 9.2 advisories RHSA-2025:0221 and RHSA-2025:0208. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these updates remediates the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:3964
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a2fc0030b89be688883c628
Added to database: 06/15/2026, 09:04:03 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 23:36:48 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:47 UTC
Views: 90
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