CVE-2014-0055

N/A Unknown
Published: March 26, 2014 Modified: May 06, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59386
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66441
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0328.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0339.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/59386
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66441
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062577
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
54th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

redhat