CVE-2023-5158

kernel: Possible DOS from guest to host invringh_kiov_advance in vhost driver at drivers/vhost/vringh.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 25, 2023

Updated · October 29, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in vringh_kiov_advance in drivers/vhost/vringh.c in the host side of a virtio ring in the Linux Kernel. This issue may result in a denial of service from guest to host via zero length descriptor.

Statement

The affected code was not introduced into any kernel versions shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, making this vulnerability not applicable to these platforms.

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 3.1 · 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-684 · Incorrect Provision of Specified Functionality