CVE-2024-0340

CVE Details

Release Date:

2023-05-22

Description

A vulnerability was found in vhost_new_msg in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel, which does not properly initialize memory in messages passed between virtual guests and the host operating system in the vhost/vhost.c:vhost_new_msg() function. This issue can allow local privileged users to read some kernel memory contents when reading from the /dev/vhost-net device file.

See more information about CVE-2024-0340 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.4	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	High	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12271	2024-04-08
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2024-12274	2024-04-08
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12271	2024-04-08
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2024-12275	2024-04-08

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