CVE-2026-86845
A flaw was found in DPDK lib/vhost vhost-crypto.
Published Oct 14, 2026 · updated Oct 14, 2026
A flaw was found in DPDK lib/vhost vhost-crypto. Session cleanup can leave a stale cached session pointer, and the data path does not check the session type before attaching it, leading to use-after-free or type confusion in the host vhost-crypto backend.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
A flaw was found in DPDK lib/vhost vhost-crypto. Session cleanup can leave a stale cached session pointer, and the data path does not check the session type before attaching it, leading to use-after-free or type confusion in the host vhost-crypto backend.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A flaw was found in DPDK lib/vhost vhost-crypto. Session cleanup can leave a stale cached session pointer, and the data path does not check the session type before attaching it, leading to use-after-free or type confusion in the host vhost-crypto backend.
Sources
- CVE.orgCVE-2026-86845
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - NIST NVDCVE-2026-86845
A flaw was found in DPDK lib/vhost vhost-crypto. Session cleanup can leave a stale cached session pointer, and the data path does not check the session type before attaching it, leading to use-after-free or type confusion in the host vhost-crypto backend.
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