4.4
Medium
CVE-2024-0340 A vulnerability was found in vhost_new_msg in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel, which does not properly…
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.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Versions not published |
References
- RHSA-2024:3618 access.redhat.com
- RHSA-2024:3627 access.redhat.com
- RHSA-2024:9315 access.redhat.com
- RHSA-2025:7526 access.redhat.com
- access.redhat.com access.redhat.com
- RHBZ#2257406 bugzilla.redhat.com
- lore.kernel.org lore.kernel.org
Timeline
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