CVE-2024-0340
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.4
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedJan 9, 2024
First seenJan 9, 2024
Weakness typeCWE-200Sensitive information exposure
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel6.4 or later
Patches
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v < 6.4, 6.4 | 6.4 |
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