The vulnerability of the rte_raw_cksum_mbuf() function in the vhost library, part of the libraries and drivers for fast packet processing by DPDK, allows a attacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the rterawcksummbuf function in the vhost library, which is part of the DPDK toolkit for fast packet processing, stems from a failure to properly manage the output beyond the buffer in memory when calculating the checksum. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker...