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DEBIAN-CVE-2024-0340
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-0340
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | linux | 5.10.106-1, 5.10.179-1, 5.10.179-2 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.38-2~bpo11+1, 6.1.38-3, 6.1.38-4 |
Timeline
- Jan 9, 2024 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated