Security Advisory
CVE-2019-3900
7.7
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
An infinite loop issue was found in the vhost_net kernel module in Linux Kernel up to and including v5.1-rc6, while handling incoming packets in handle_rx(). It could occur if one end sends packets faster than the other end can process them. A guest user, maybe remote one, could use this flaw to stall the vhost_net kernel thread, resulting in a DoS scenario.
Published Date
April 25, 2019
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory