CVE-2019-3900 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-3900

Vendor Red Hat
Product Kernel
Weakness CWE-835
Published April 25, 2019
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

6.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An infinite loop issue was found in the vhost_net kernel module in Linux Kernel up to and including v5.1-rc6, while handling incoming packets in handle_rx(). It could occur if one end sends packets faster than the other end can process them. A guest user, maybe remote one, could use this flaw to stall the vhost_net kernel thread, resulting in a DoS scenario.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 25, 2019 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated