{"cve":"CVE-2018-1118","nvd":{"published":"2018-05-10T22:29:00.260","modified":"2026-06-17T01:50:31.110","status":"Modified","description":"Linux kernel vhost since version 4.8 does not properly initialize memory in messages passed between virtual guests and the host operating system in the vhost/vhost.c:vhost_new_msg() function. This can allow local privileged users to read some kernel memory contents when reading from the /dev/vhost-net device file.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-665","CWE-200"],"references":["https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1118","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_server","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation","redhat:virtualization_host"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:50:40.212176939+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-1118","score":0.00374,"percentile":0.31383,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}