# Dpdk: denial of service from malicious guest on hypervisors using dpdk vhost library

CVE record · `CVE-2024-11614`

- **Identifiers:** `CVE-2024-11614`
- **State:** Confirmed
- **Severity:** CVSS 7.4 High
- **Critical:** No
- **CNA:** redhat
- **Weakness (CWE):** [CWE-125](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html)
- **Tags:** [Memory corruption](https://agentprime.io/advisories/tag/memory-corruption.md)
- **Technologies:** [Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/fast-datapath-for-red-hat-enterprise-linux-8.md) · [Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/fast-datapath-for-red-hat-enterprise-linux-9.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-6-advanced-mission-critical-update-support.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-6-telecommunications-update-service.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-6-update-services-for-sap-solutions.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-8-extended-update-support.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-9.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-9-0-update-services-for-sap-solutions.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-9-2-extended-update-support.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-9-4-extended-update-support.md) · [Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 7](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-fast-datapath-for-rhel-7.md) · [Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 8](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-fast-datapath-for-rhel-8.md) · [Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 9](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-fast-datapath-for-rhel-9.md) · [Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-openshift-container-platform-4.md)
- **Published:** 18 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 20 Nov 2025
- **Reviewed by a person:** No

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: redhat) at 18 Dec 2024, 08:30 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

## Affected products, as the CNA wrote them

- Vendor: Not given. Product: Not given.
  - affected: `21.05 to before 21.11-4` (semver)
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Package name: `dpdk`
  - Collection: `https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk-stable/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
  - unaffected: `0:3.1.0-159.el8fdp to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `openvswitch3.1`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
  - unaffected: `0:3.1.0-149.el9fdp to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `openvswitch3.1`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
  - unaffected: `0:3.3.0-92.el9fdp to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `openvswitch3.3`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
  - unaffected: `0:3.4.0-48.el9fdp to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `openvswitch3.4`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
  - unaffected: `0:23.11-2.el8_10 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `dpdk`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support.
  - unaffected: `0:21.11-3.el8_6 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `dpdk`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service.
  - unaffected: `0:21.11-3.el8_6 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `dpdk`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions.
  - unaffected: `0:21.11-3.el8_6 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `dpdk`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support.
  - unaffected: `0:21.11-4.el8_8 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `dpdk`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
  - unaffected: `2:23.11-2.el9_5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `dpdk`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions.
  - unaffected: `2:21.11-3.el9_0 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `dpdk`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support.
  - unaffected: `2:22.11-4.el9_2 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `dpdk`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support.
  - unaffected: `2:23.11-2.el9_4 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `dpdk`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Fast Datapath for RHEL 7.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Package name: `dpdk`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Fast Datapath for RHEL 7.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Package name: `openvswitch`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Fast Datapath for RHEL 7.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Package name: `openvswitch2.10`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Fast Datapath for RHEL 7.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Package name: `openvswitch2.11`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Fast Datapath for RHEL 7.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Package name: `openvswitch2.12`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Fast Datapath for RHEL 8.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Package name: `openvswitch2.11`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Fast Datapath for RHEL 8.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Package name: `openvswitch2.12`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Fast Datapath for RHEL 8.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Package name: `openvswitch2.13`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Fast Datapath for RHEL 8.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Package name: `openvswitch2.15`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Fast Datapath for RHEL 8.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Package name: `openvswitch2.16`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Fast Datapath for RHEL 8.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Package name: `openvswitch2.17`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Fast Datapath for RHEL 9.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Package name: `openvswitch2.17`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Fast Datapath for RHEL 9.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Package name: `openvswitch3.0`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Fast Datapath for RHEL 9.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Package name: `openvswitch3.2`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Package name: `openvswitch2.17`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Package name: `openvswitch3.0`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Package name: `openvswitch3.1`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Package name: `openvswitch3.3`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`

## Not analysed yet

We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter.

## Severity and exploitation

- 7.4 High, CVSS 3.0: `CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H`, from CNA (redhat)

- **CISA KEV:** Not listed.
- **EPSS:** 0.0056, the 46th percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

## Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 18 Dec 2024. New records show when each source confirmed them.

## Sources

- [CVE List: CVE-2024-11614](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11614)
- [NVD: CVE-2024-11614](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11614)

### References from the CNA

- <https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0208> (vendor-advisory, redhat)
- <https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0209> (vendor-advisory, redhat)
- <https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0210> (vendor-advisory, redhat)
- <https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0211> (vendor-advisory, redhat)
- <https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0220> (vendor-advisory, redhat)
- <https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0221> (vendor-advisory, redhat)
- <https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0222> (vendor-advisory, redhat)
- <https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3963> (vendor-advisory, redhat)
- <https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3964> (vendor-advisory, redhat)
- <https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3965> (vendor-advisory, redhat)
- <https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3970> (vendor-advisory, redhat)
- <https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11614> (vdb-entry, redhat)
- <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2327955> (issue-tracking, redhat)

Facts on this page come from the CVE List as the CNA published them, with CVSS from the sources named above, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. Vendors, products and versions are shown as the CNA wrote them. We don’t reproduce the CVE’s description.

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- As JSON: <https://api.agentprime.io/v1/advisories/CVE-2024-11614>
- Everything that needs attention now: <https://agentprime.io/advisories/critical.md>

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