CVE-2026-86561

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Description

A flaw was found in DPDK lib/vhost. Memory size is not adequately validated before mmap during vhost memory-region setup, which can lead to a host crash or memory corruption.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
[email protected]
Published
2026-10-14 16:17:54.613000
Last modified
2026-10-20 02:17:12.877000
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  "lastModified": "2026-10-20T02:17:12.877",
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