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Red Hat: CVE-2024-50264: kernel: vsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer occurring in vsk->trans (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:C) | 2024-11-19 | 2025-02-10 | 2025-04-03 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:C)
Published
2024-11-19
Added
2025-02-10
Modified
2025-04-03
Description
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.
Solution(s)
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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