VDUSE: avoid leaking information to userspace
The bounceing is not necessarily page aligned, so current VDUSE can
leak kernel information through mapping bounce pages to
userspace. Allocate bounce pages with __GFP_ZERO to avoid leaking
information to userspace.
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| Weaknesses | CWE-200 |
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: VDUSE: avoid leaking information to userspace The bounceing is not necessarily page aligned, so current VDUSE can leak kernel information through mapping bounce pages to userspace. Allocate bounce pages with __GFP_ZERO to avoid leaking information to userspace. | |
| Title | VDUSE: avoid leaking information to userspace | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-15T05:55:22.914Z
Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.918Z
Link: CVE-2026-72305
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:03.217
Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:03.217
Link: CVE-2026-72305
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-15T10:30:05Z
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CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor