Kernel: information disclosure in vhost/vhost.c:vhost_new_msg()
Historical advisory recorded 29 Oct 2026 08:47:47 UTC. Read the latest advisory.
cve-program · CVE-2024-0340
PublishedA 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.
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cve-program · CVE-2024-0340
PublishedKernel: information disclosure in vhost/vhost.c:vhost_new_msg()
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.
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- 9 Jan 2024 17:36:11 UTC
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- 29 Oct 2026 07:23:10 UTC
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- 29 Oct 2026 08:47:47 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N