CWE Code: 200
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 2.1
CWE Name:  Information Exposure
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/NONE/NONE
Published Date: 2018-05-10
Last Modified Date: 2019-10-09