CVE-2022-28199

dpdk: error recovery in mlx5 driver not handled properly, allowing for denial of service

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

NVIDIA’s distribution of the Data Plane Development Kit (MLNX_DPDK) contains a vulnerability in the network stack, where error recovery is not handled properly, which can allow a remote attacker to cause denial of service and some impact to data integrity and confidentiality.

La distribución de NVIDIA del kit de desarrollo del plano de datos (MLNX_DPDK) contiene una vulnerabilidad en la pila de red, donde la recuperación de errores no es manejada apropiadamente, lo que puede permitir a un atacante remoto causar una denegación de servicio y algún impacto en la integridad y confidencialidad de los datos

A vulnerability was found in the DPDK package. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to denial of service (DoS) attacks, affecting system availability.

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is Red Hat's cloud computing Kubernetes application platform solution designed for on-premise or private cloud deployments. This advisory contains the container images for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11.5.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-03-30 CVE Reserved
2022-08-28 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CWE-393: Return of Wrong Status Code
CWE-1284: Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/06/2	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5389	2022-09-07
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-mlx5-jbPCrqD8	2022-09-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-28199	2022-11-15
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2123549	2022-11-15

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Nvidia Search vendor "Nvidia"	Data Plane Development Kit Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Data Plane Development Kit"	>= 19.11_1.0.0 < 20.11_5.0.0 Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Data Plane Development Kit" and version " >= 19.11_1.0.0 < 20.11_5.0.0"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Nvidia Search vendor "Nvidia"	Data Plane Development Kit Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Data Plane Development Kit"	>= 19.11_1.0.0 < 20.11_5.0.0 Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Data Plane Development Kit" and version " >= 19.11_1.0.0 < 20.11_5.0.0"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe