Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Jan 9, 2024 17:36:11 UTC

CVE-2024-0340

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.

Base score4.4/ 10

SeverityMediumCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes

Base severityMedium

Attack vectorLocalAV

Attack complexityLowAC

Privileges requiredHighPR

User interactionNoneUI

ScopeUnchangedS

Confidentiality impactHighC

Integrity impactNoneI

Availability impactNoneA

CVSS vector stringCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Record context

CVE Numbering Authorityredhat

Last updatedOct 29, 2026 07:23:10 UTC

PublishedJan 9, 2024 17:36:11 UTC

ReservedJan 9, 2024 12:08:22 UTC