redhat enterprise-linux CVE-2026-86563 vulnerability in Red Hat Products
Published on October 14, 2026

Dpdk: dpdk: double offset bug in vhost log mapping calculation
A flaw was found in DPDK lib/vhost. A double-offset bug in vhost log mapping calculation can lead to incorrect memory access.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-86563 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Timeline

Reported to Red Hat.

Made public. 36 days later.

Weakness Type

Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size

The software does not correctly calculate the size to be used when allocating a buffer, which could lead to a buffer overflow.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-86563

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
 
Red Hat Openshift
 
Red Hat Openstack
 

Affected Versions

Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 10: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 10: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 10: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 8: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 8: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 8: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 8: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 8: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 8: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 8: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 9: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 9: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 9: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 9: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 9: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 9: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 9: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 9: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 9: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens):