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.
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Published : 2024-01-09 18:15
Updated : 2025-05-14 04:16
NVD link : CVE-2024-0340
Mitre link : CVE-2024-0340
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-0340
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
