Answer in brief
CVE-2026-100236 records a High severity (CVSS 8.6) vulnerability in Dpdk: dpdk: heap out-of-bounds read/write in gso header copy. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/dpdk (generic), Red Hat/grout (generic), Red Hat/openvswitch (generic), Red Hat/openvswitch2.11 (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 8.6. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Red Hat/dpdk (generic), Red Hat/grout (generic), Red Hat/openvswitch (generic), Red Hat/openvswitch2.11 (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat/dpdkgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/groutgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openvswitchgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openvswitch2.11generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openvswitch2.12generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openvswitch2.13generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openvswitch2.15generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openvswitch2.16generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openvswitch2.17generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openvswitch3.0generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openvswitch3.1generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openvswitch3.2generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openvswitch3.3generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openvswitch3.4generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openvswitch3.5generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openvswitch3.6generic | * | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 14, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 14, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 14, 2026
A flaw was found in the DPDK GSO library. When software GSO copies packet headers into a new mbuf, it does not check that the header fits in the source first segment or in the destination buffer, and a header longer than the configured GSO segment size can underflow the payload-size calculation. A remote or guest-supplied packet processed with software GSO can trigger an out-of-bounds read or write.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.