CVE-2014-0055: redhat enterprise_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-0055 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in redhat enterprise_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, adjacent network); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 12Timeline
- 26-03-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.62%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
50%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.62% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: adjacent network, authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu10 products
- linux< 3.13.0-21.43 | < 4.2.0-16.19
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1002.2 | < 4.4.0-1001.10
- linux-gke< 4.4.0-1003.3
- linux-hwe< 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1
- linux-lts-utopic< 3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2
Debian1 product
- linux< 3.13.10-1
Redhat1 product
- enterprise_linuxEOL6.0
3 vendors · 12 products
