Name: CVE-2026-86845: Expired Pointer Dereference
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-86845, CWE-825, CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0.0013

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Oct 16, 2026	Oct 14, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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