DPDK lib/vhost UAF via IOTLB miss leading to use-after-unmap
CVE-2026-86567 Published on October 14, 2026

Dpdk: dpdk: vduse handler fails to invalidate vring pointers when iotlb is invalidated, leading to use-after-unmap
A flaw was found in DPDK lib/vhost. The VDUSE handler fails to invalidate vring pointers when the IOTLB is invalidated, leading to use-after-unmap.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-86567 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:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Timeline

Reported to Red Hat.

Made public. 36 days later.

Weakness Type

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2026-86567 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-86567

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
 
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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):