Is CVE-2014-0055 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-0055 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-0055?

CVE-2014-0055 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-0055

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD

The get_rx_bufs function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the vhost-net subsystem in the Linux kernel package before 2.6.32-431.11.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 does not properly handle vhost_get_vq_desc errors, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via unspecified vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.5 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS score: 0.6% (50th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-0149)
Published: March 26, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-0149 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

redhat / enterprise linux

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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