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.
CVE-2014-0077 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from linux organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2014-04-14T23:55:07.530
2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Modified
CVSSv2: 5.5 (MEDIUM)
AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C
2.5
8.5
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | < 3.13.10 | Yes |
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