========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3642-2 May 16, 2018 dpdk vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 17.10 Summary: DPDK could be made to expose sensitive information over the network. Software Description: - dpdk: set of libraries for fast packet processing Details: USN-3642-1 fixed a vulnerability in DPDK. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 17.10. Original advisory details: Maxime Coquelin discovered that DPDK incorrectly handled guest physical ranges. A malicious guest could use this issue to possibly access sensitive information. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.10: dpdk 17.05.2-0ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3642-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3642-1 CVE-2018-1059 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpdk/17.05.2-0ubuntu1.1