CVE-2014-0055 | BDVDB-2026-60607 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0328.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59386
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66441
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0339.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062577

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12014-03-26Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.