Kernel: information disclosure in vhost/vhost.c:vhost_new_msg()

4.4 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Software

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Vulnerable Versions:

0, 0:4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10, 0:4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10, 0:5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, 0:5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4