CVE-2022-28199

MEDIUM 6.5CVE-2022-28199 · Published 01/09/2022 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2022-28199 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability affecting data plane development kit (nvidia).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.3%, higher than 83.4% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 20.11_5.0.0 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
data plane development kit nvidia	`≥ 19.11_1.0.0, < 20.11_5.0.0`	`20.11_5.0.0`

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.

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/06/2 · Mailing List
nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5389 · Vendor Advisory
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-mlx5-jbPCrqD8

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