# 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 Ent

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-03-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0328.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59386
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66441
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0339.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062577

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