CVE-2014-0077

kernel: vhost-net: insufficiency in handling of big packets in handle_rx()

Published Apr 14, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
drivers/vhost/net.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.10, when mergeable buffers are disabled, does not properly validate packet lengths, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and host OS crash) or possibly gain privileges on the host OS via crafted packets, related to the handle_rx and get_rx_bufs functions.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0169 drivers/vhost/net.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.10, when mergeable buffers are disabled, does not properly validate packet lengths, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and host OS crash) or possibly gain privileges on the host OS via crafted packets, related to the handle_rx and get_rx_bufs functions.
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History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:05 AM
Reserved
Dec 3, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 14, 2014, 11:55 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:02 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 27, 2014, 12:00 AM