DEBIAN-CVE-2024-0340

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CVE-2024-0340
Published: 09 Jan 2024, 18:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:27

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

09 Jan 2024, 18:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:27
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 5.10.216-1 | < 6.1.82-1 | < 6.4.4-1 | < 6.4.4-1

References (1)