CVE-2018-1118
2.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Summary
Linux kernel vhost since version 4.8 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 can allow local privileged users to read some kernel memory contents when reading from the /dev/vhost-net device file.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| kernel | vhost | since 4.8 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-665: CWE-665
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3762-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3762-2/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1118
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3762-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3762-2/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1118
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