vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-1118: Important: kernel-alt security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | May 10, 2018 | Aug 28, 2019 | May 25, 2023 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
May 10, 2018
Added
Aug 28, 2019
Modified
May 25, 2023
Description
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.
Solutions
centos-upgrade-kernelcentos-upgrade-kernel-rt
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