CVE-2024-0340
CVSS V2 None
CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2024-0340
- Assigner
- redhat
- Vulnerability Status
- PUBLISHED
- Published Version
- 2024-01-09T17:36:11.578Z
- Last Modified Date
- 2024-06-05T16:39:12.423Z
Weakness Enumerations
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3618 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3627 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0340 | vdb-entry x_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257406 | issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/5kn47peabxjrptkqa6dwtyus35ahf4pcj4qm4pumse33kxqpjw@mec4se5relrc/T/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0340 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-0340 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-26 09:44:44 | Added to TrackCVE |