CVE-2023-5158

Possible dos from guest to host invringh_kiov_advance in vhost driver at drivers/vhost/vringh.c

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 25, 2023 at 03:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:47 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 5.12.19

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5158

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-684NVD-CWE-noinfo

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