#VU83440 Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-5158
Published: November 22, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83440
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5158
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the vringh_kiov_advance() function in drivers/vhost/vringh.c in the host side of a virtio ring. A malicious guest can crash the host OS via zero length descriptor.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.