vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2024-53103: kernel: hv_sock: Initializing vsk->trans to NULL to prevent a dangling pointer (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:P/A:C) | Dec 2, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:P/A:C)
Published
Dec 2, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 15, 2025
Description
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.
Solution(s)
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
References
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