CVE-2024-0340
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.
- CVSS Version 3.1
nvd
CVE ID: CVE-2024-0340
Base Score: 5.5
Base Severity: MEDIUM
Vector String:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.8
redhat
CVE ID: CVE-2024-0340
Base Score: 4.4
Base Severity: MEDIUM
Vector String:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 0.8