CVE-2014-0055
The get_rx_bufs function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the vhost-net subsystem in the Linux kernel package before 2.6.32-431.11.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 does not properly handle vhost_get_vq_desc errors, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via unspecified vectors.
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EPSS
Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0031 (0.3%)
Percentile: 54.0%
EPSS: 2026-05-06
Affects
redhat:enterprise_linuxTechnical description
The get_rx_bufs function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the vhost-net subsystem in the Linux kernel package before 2.6.32-431.11.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 does not properly handle vhost_get_vq_desc errors, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via unspecified vectors.
Published: 3/26/2014, 2:55:04 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0328.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0339.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59386
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66441
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062577
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0328.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0339.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59386