CVE-2024-53103
hv_sock: Initializing vsk->trans to NULL to prevent a dangling pointer
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hv_sock: Initializing vsk->trans to NULL to prevent a dangling pointer When hvs is released, there is a possibility that vsk->trans may not be initialized to NULL, which could lead to a dangling pointer. This issue is resolved by initializing vsk->trans to NULL.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
ae0078fcf0a5eb3a8623bfb5f988262e0911fdb9 < 285266ef92f7b4bf7d26e1e95e215ce6a6badb4a ae0078fcf0a5eb3a8623bfb5f988262e0911fdb9 < 4fe1d42f2acc463b733bb42e3f8e67dbc2a0eb2d ae0078fcf0a5eb3a8623bfb5f988262e0911fdb9 < 414476c4fb11be070c09ab8f3e75c9ee324a108a ae0078fcf0a5eb3a8623bfb5f988262e0911fdb9 < 7cf25987820350cb950856c71b409e5b6eed52bd ae0078fcf0a5eb3a8623bfb5f988262e0911fdb9 < 98d8dde9232250a57ad5ef16479bf6a349e09b80 ae0078fcf0a5eb3a8623bfb5f988262e0911fdb9 < 4bdc5a62c6e50600d8a1c3e18fd6dce0c27c9497 ae0078fcf0a5eb3a8623bfb5f988262e0911fdb9 < e0fe3392371293175f25028020ded5267f4cd8e3 ae0078fcf0a5eb3a8623bfb5f988262e0911fdb9 < 8621725afb38e111969c64280b71480afde2aace ae0078fcf0a5eb3a8623bfb5f988262e0911fdb9 < e629295bd60abf4da1db85b82819ca6a4f6c1e79
Linux / Linux
4.14
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/285266ef92f7b4bf7d26e1e95e215ce6a6badb4a git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fe1d42f2acc463b733bb42e3f8e67dbc2a0eb2d git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/414476c4fb11be070c09ab8f3e75c9ee324a108a git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cf25987820350cb950856c71b409e5b6eed52bd git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98d8dde9232250a57ad5ef16479bf6a349e09b80 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bdc5a62c6e50600d8a1c3e18fd6dce0c27c9497 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0fe3392371293175f25028020ded5267f4cd8e3 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8621725afb38e111969c64280b71480afde2aace git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e629295bd60abf4da1db85b82819ca6a4f6c1e79 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