CVE-2014-0077

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.25%
Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66678 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1064440 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.10 mailing list patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d8316f3991d207fe32881a9ac20241be8fa2bad0 third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/59386 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/59599 third party advisory broken link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d8316f3991d207fe32881a9ac20241be8fa2bad0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0077?
CVE-2014-0077 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0077?
To fix CVE-2014-0077, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-0077 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-0077 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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