CVE-2014-0077
Public on 2014-04-14
Modified on 2014-09-18
Description
drivers/vhost/net.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.10, when mergeable buffers are disabled, does not properly validate packet lengths, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and host OS crash) or possibly gain privileges on the host OS via crafted packets, related to the handle_rx and get_rx_bufs functions.
Severity
Medium
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 | 5.5 | AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 5.5 | AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C |