CVE-2014-0055

Published: Mar 26, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

5.5

Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability: 5.1 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Redhat: Enterprise Linux

1 product

Enterprise Linux

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Enterprise Linux	Version 6.0

References (10)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0328.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0339.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/59386

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66441

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062577

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

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