{
  "id": "CVE-2024-0340",
  "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
  "published": "2024-01-09T18:15:47.503",
  "lastModified": "2024-01-09T18:15:47.503",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "A vulnerability was found in vhost_new_msg in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel, which 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 issue can allow local privileged users to read some kernel memory contents when reading from the /dev/vhost-net device file."
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 4.4,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 0.8,
        "impactScore": 3.6
      }
    ]
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  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-200"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0340",
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257406",
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/5kn47peabxjrptkqa6dwtyus35ahf4pcj4qm4pumse33kxqpjw@mec4se5relrc/T/",
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
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}