CVE-2023-5158 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-5158?

CVE-2023-5158 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2023-5158?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in vringh_kiov_advance in drivers/vhost/vringh.c in the host side of a virtio ring in the Linux Kernel. This issue may result in a denial of service from guest to host via zero length descriptor.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	<= 5.12.19

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-684

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5158Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240561Issue TrackingPatch
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5158Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240561Issue TrackingPatch

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-5158?

CVE-2023-5158 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). A flaw was found in vringh_kiov_advance in drivers/vhost/vringh.c in the host side of a virtio ring in the Linux Kernel. This issue may result in a denial of service from guest to host via zero length...

How severe is CVE-2023-5158?

CVE-2023-5158 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-5158?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.