CVE-2024-50264
vsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer occurring in vsk->trans
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Linux Linux
Version range not reported
- Linux Linux
4.8
References 9
git.kernel.org
- stable/c/5f092a4271f6dccf88fe0d132475a17b69ef71df
- stable/c/fd8ae346692a56b4437d626c5460c7104980f389
- stable/c/eb1bdcb7dfc30b24495ee4c5533af0ed135cb5f1
- stable/c/2a6a4e69f255b7aed17f93995691ab4f0d3c2203
- stable/c/44d29897eafd0e1196453d3003a4d5e0b968eeab
- stable/c/b110196fec44fe966952004bd426967c2a8fd358
- stable/c/5f970935d09934222fdef3d0e20c648ea7a963c1
- stable/c/6ca575374dd9a507cdd16dfa0e78c2e9e20bd05f