Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 14, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-0077
CVE-2014-0077
Description
drivers/vhost/net.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.10, when mergeable buffers are disabled, does not properly validate packet lengths, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and host OS crash) or possibly gain privileges on the host OS via crafted packets, related to the handle_rx and get_rx_bufs functions.
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References
7- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.10nvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d8316f3991d207fe32881a9ac20241be8fa2bad0nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/66678nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- secunia.com/advisories/59386nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/59599nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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