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CVE-2024-0340

CVSS v3.1 5.5 (Medium)
55% Progress
EPSS 0.04 % (5th)
0.04% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 32
NVD Status Modified
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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.

Weaknesses
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-NVD-noinfo
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
NVD Status
Modified
CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Published Date
2024-01-09 18:15:47
(8 months ago)
Updated Date
2024-09-14 00:15:14
(2 days ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel prior 6.4 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel < 6.4
  Linux Kernel 6.4 Rc1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc1
  Linux Kernel 6.4 Rc2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc2
  Linux Kernel 6.4 Rc3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc3
  Linux Kernel 6.4 Rc4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc4
  Linux Kernel 6.4 Rc5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc5