CVE-2018-1118 LOW

CVE-2018-1118

Vendor Kernel
Product vhost
Weakness CWE-665
Published May 10, 2018
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

2.3/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Linux kernel vhost since version 4.8 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 can allow local privileged users to read some kernel memory contents when reading from the /dev/vhost-net device file.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 10, 2018 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated