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CVE-2014-0077

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:3.13.10-1CVE-2014-0077
Fixed in:3.13.10-1CVE-2014-0077
Fixed in:3.13.10-1CVE-2014-0077
Fixed in:3.13.10-1CVE-2014-0077
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-27.50USN-2226-1
linux-image-3.13.0-27-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-27.50USN-2226-1
linux-image-3.13.0-27-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-27.50USN-2226-1
linux-image-3.13.0-27-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-27.50USN-2226-1
linux-image-3.13.0-27-powerpc-e500Ubuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-27.50USN-2226-1
linux-image-3.13.0-27-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-27.50USN-2226-1
linux-image-3.13.0-27-powerpc-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-27.50USN-2226-1
linux-image-3.13.0-27-powerpc64-embUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-27.50USN-2226-1
linux-image-3.13.0-27-powerpc64-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-27.50USN-2226-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.82%probability of exploitation in 30 days
53rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 53% of all known CVEs.

References

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