CyberRota Analysis
This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.3. It affects Linux.
CVE
CVE-2018-1118
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.3
EPSS
0.40%
Linux
Original NVD 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.
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