CVE-2022-28199

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-09-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-1284

Description

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.

Affected products

NVIDIA Data Plane Development Kit: from 19.11_1.0.0 before 20.11_5.0.0 — fixed in 20.11_5.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NVIDIA Data Plane Development Kit 20.11_5.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/06/2
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5389
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-mlx5-jbPCrqD8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/06/2
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5389
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-mlx5-jbPCrqD8

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