# CVE-2026-86848: Dpdk: dpdk: time-of-check/time-of-use vulnerability allowing guest-triggered out-of-bounds write in vhost-crypto

> A time-of-check/time-of-use race condition in DPDK vhost-crypto allows a malicious guest to trigger an out-of-bounds write in the host backend.

- **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:** 14 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86848, GHSA-rr86-5jrg-p5m3, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-86848

## What is CVE-2026-86848?

CVE-2026-86848 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 10, published on 14 Oct 2026. 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 lib/vhost vhost-crypto. The indirect-descriptor snapshot double-fetches a guest descriptor next index, allowing a malicious guest to cause an out-of-bounds access in the host backend.

Weakness: CWE-367 (Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-86848?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-86848?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-86848 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-86848 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-86848 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-86848 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 10, published on 14 Oct 2026. 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-2026-86848 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 10. 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-2026-86848/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-86848/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-86848
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86848
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-86848

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