# CVE-2026-86846: dpdk: A flaw was found in DPDK lib/vhost vhost-crypto

CVE-2026-86846 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86846, released October 21, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-86846
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 8.8 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0019
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Oct 14, 2026

## Description

A flaw was found in DPDK lib/vhost vhost-crypto. A guest can supply an avail-ring descriptor index that is used without bounds checking, causing an out-of-bounds write in the host vhost-crypto backend.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | dpdk Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 24.11.8-0+deb13u1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86846](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-86846.md) | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk Debian 14 | 25.11.4-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86846](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-86846.md) | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk RHEL 10 | 25.11-2.el10_2 | [RHSA-2026:94630](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-94630.md) | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk RHEL 9 | 2:25.11-2.el9_8 | [RHSA-2026:94629](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-94629.md) | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk almalinux 10 | 2:25.11-2.el10_2 | [ALSA-2026:94630](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-94630.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk almalinux 9 | 2:25.11-2.el9_8 | [ALSA-2026:94629](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-94629.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk ol 10 | 2:25.11-2.el10_2 | [ELSA-2026-94630](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-94630.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk ol 9 | 2:25.11-2.el9_8 | [ELSA-2026-94629](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-94629.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk rocky 10 | 2:25.11-2.el10_2 | [RLSA-2026:94630](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-94630.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk rocky 9 | 2:25.11-2.el9_8 | [RLSA-2026:94629](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-94629.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk-devel RHEL 9 | 2:25.11-2.el9_8 | [RHSA-2026:94629](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-94629.md) | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk-devel almalinux 10 | 2:25.11-2.el10_2 | [ALSA-2026:94630](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-94630.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk-devel almalinux 9 | 2:25.11-2.el9_8 | [ALSA-2026:94629](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-94629.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk-devel ol 10 | 2:25.11-2.el10_2 | [ELSA-2026-94630](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-94630.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk-devel ol 9 | 2:25.11-2.el9_8 | [ELSA-2026-94629](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-94629.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk-doc RHEL 9 | 2:25.11-2.el9_8 | [RHSA-2026:94629](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-94629.md) | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk-doc almalinux 10 | 2:25.11-2.el10_2 | [ALSA-2026:94630](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-94630.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk-doc almalinux 9 | 2:25.11-2.el9_8 | [ALSA-2026:94629](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-94629.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk-doc ol 10 | 2:25.11-2.el10_2 | [ELSA-2026-94630](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-94630.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk-doc ol 9 | 2:25.11-2.el9_8 | [ELSA-2026-94629](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-94629.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk-tools RHEL 9 | 2:25.11-2.el9_8 | [RHSA-2026:94629](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-94629.md) | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk-tools almalinux 10 | 2:25.11-2.el10_2 | [ALSA-2026:94630](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-94630.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk-tools almalinux 9 | 2:25.11-2.el9_8 | [ALSA-2026:94629](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-94629.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk-tools ol 10 | 2:25.11-2.el10_2 | [ELSA-2026-94630](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-94630.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | dpdk-tools ol 9 | 2:25.11-2.el9_8 | [ELSA-2026-94629](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-94629.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |

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