---
id: CVE-2026-86845
title: A flaw was found in DPDK lib/vhost vhost-crypto
summary: >-
  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 vho…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-825
vendor: Red Hat
product: grout
affected:
  - grout (all versions)
  - openvswitch3.5 (all versions)
  - openvswitch3.6 (all versions)
  - openvswitch2.11 (all versions)
  - openvswitch2.12 (all versions)
  - openvswitch2.13 (all versions)
  - openvswitch2.15 (all versions)
  - openvswitch2.16 (all versions)
  - openvswitch2.17 (all versions)
  - openvswitch3.1 (all versions)
  - grout (all versions)
  - openvswitch2.17 (all versions)
  - openvswitch3.0 (all versions)
  - openvswitch3.1 (all versions)
  - openvswitch3.2 (all versions)
  - openvswitch3.3 (all versions)
  - openvswitch3.4 (all versions)
  - openvswitch3.5 (all versions)
  - openvswitch3.6 (all versions)
  - dpdk (all versions)
  - dpdk (all versions)
  - dpdk (all versions)
  - openvswitch2.17 (all versions)
  - openvswitch3.0 (all versions)
  - openvswitch3.1 (all versions)
  - openvswitch (all versions)
published: '2026-10-14'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T15:17:38.153'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86845'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-86845'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2529844'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-86845.json
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-86845'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86845'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-15T14:46:12.188388Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T18:47:39.318Z'
epss: 0.00165
epssPercentile: 0.05637
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Fast Datapath for RHEL 10, Fast Datapath for RHEL 8, Fast Datapath for RHEL 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, … · no fix planned: Fast Datapath for RHEL 10, Fast Datapath for RHEL 8, Fast Datapath for RHEL 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4, … · updated 2026-10-21 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-86845.json)