GHSA-59H3-54M2-3JM7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-09 18:30 – Updated: 2025-05-14 06:33
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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.

Severity ?
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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  "id": "GHSA-59h3-54m2-3jm7",
  "modified": "2025-05-14T06:33:38Z",
  "published": "2024-01-09T18:30:27Z",
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