CVE-2014-0055
Public on 2014-03-26
Modified on 2014-09-18
Description
The get_rx_bufs function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the vhost-net subsystem in the Linux kernel package before 2.6.32-431.11.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 does not properly handle vhost_get_vq_desc errors, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via unspecified vectors.
Severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2014-04-22 | ALAS-2014-328 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 5.2 | AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 5.5 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |