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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2014-0169 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2221-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2223-1 | Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2224-1 | Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2225-1 | Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2226-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2227-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2228-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2260-1 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T09:05:37.826Z
Reserved: 2013-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2014-0077
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Status : Modified
Published: 2014-04-14T23:55:07.530
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2014-0077
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN