CVE-2024-0340CWE-200

Kernel: information disclosure in vhost/vhost.c:vhost_new_msg()

Medium · published January 9, 2024

CVSS v3.1
4.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
13.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00235 · 13.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Published
2024-01-09T17:36Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 JAN 17:36Z
    Kernel: information disclosure in vhost/vhost.c:vhost_new_msg()
    cvelistv5