CVE-2014-0077
kernel: vhost-net: insufficiency in handling of big packets in handle_rx()
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · March 27, 2014
Updated · June 27, 2026
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.
Statement
This issue does not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 5.5AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C
CWE not specified