CVE-2024-50264
vsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer occurring in vsk->trans
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer occurring in vsk->trans During loopback communication, a dangling pointer can be created in vsk->trans, potentially leading to a Use-After-Free condition. This issue is resolved by initializing vsk->trans to NULL.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b < 5f092a4271f6dccf88fe0d132475a17b69ef71df 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b < fd8ae346692a56b4437d626c5460c7104980f389 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b < eb1bdcb7dfc30b24495ee4c5533af0ed135cb5f1 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b < 2a6a4e69f255b7aed17f93995691ab4f0d3c2203 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b < 44d29897eafd0e1196453d3003a4d5e0b968eeab 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b < b110196fec44fe966952004bd426967c2a8fd358 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b < 5f970935d09934222fdef3d0e20c648ea7a963c1 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b < 6ca575374dd9a507cdd16dfa0e78c2e9e20bd05f
Linux / Linux
4.8
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f092a4271f6dccf88fe0d132475a17b69ef71df git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd8ae346692a56b4437d626c5460c7104980f389 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb1bdcb7dfc30b24495ee4c5533af0ed135cb5f1 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a6a4e69f255b7aed17f93995691ab4f0d3c2203 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44d29897eafd0e1196453d3003a4d5e0b968eeab git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b110196fec44fe966952004bd426967c2a8fd358 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f970935d09934222fdef3d0e20c648ea7a963c1 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ca575374dd9a507cdd16dfa0e78c2e9e20bd05f a13xp0p0v.github.io: https://a13xp0p0v.github.io/2025/09/02/kernel-hack-drill-and-CVE-2024-50264.html lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html