# CVE-2020-14374: Memory corruption in dpdk

> A buffer overflow in DPDK's vhost_crypto allows attackers in VMs to write arbitrary data, risking code execution and system availability.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 30 Sep 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14374, GHSA-c3m3-jrj3-pjqx, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14374

## What is CVE-2020-14374?

CVE-2020-14374 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 30 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw was found in dpdk in versions before 18.11.10 and before 19.11.5. A flawed bounds checking in the copy_data function leads to a buffer overflow allowing an attacker in a virtual machine to write arbitrary data to any address in the vhost_crypto application. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Weakness: CWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14374?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Dpdk Data Plane Development Kit, Opensuse Leap.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-14374?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2020-14374 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14374 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

- [CVE-2020-11651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11651/): SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-7247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7247/): OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-16928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16928/): Exim Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-14374 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-14374 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 30 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14374 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14374/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14374/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14374
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14374
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-14374

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14374/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.