CVE-2024-50264

Updated: 2024-12-16 11:39:55.863094

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.


Links NIST CIRCL RHEL Ubuntu

Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x 0
CVSS Version 3.x HIGH 7.8

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated

Statement

AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU kernel 5.14.0 7.8 HIGH Released CLSA-2025:1738671431 2025-02-05 02:57:06
AlmaLinux 9.2 FIPS kernel 5.14.0 7.8 HIGH Released CLSA-2025:1738670922 2025-02-05 02:57:07
CentOS 8.4 ELS kernel 4.18.0 7.8 HIGH In Testing CLSA-2025:1736778412 2025-02-02 00:30:30
CentOS 8.5 ELS kernel 4.18.0 7.8 HIGH In Testing CLSA-2025:1736778632 2025-02-11 00:36:47
CentOS Stream 8 ELS kernel 4.18.0 7.8 HIGH In Testing CLSA-2025:1736783731 2025-02-02 00:30:32
Ubuntu 16.04 ELS linux 4.4.0 7.8 HIGH Not Vulnerable 2025-01-08 23:38:55
Ubuntu 16.04 ELS linux-hwe 4.15.0 7.8 HIGH Released CLSA-2025:1736444557 2025-02-07 06:40:01
Ubuntu 18.04 ELS linux 4.15.0 7.8 HIGH Released CLSA-2025:1736469006 2025-02-07 06:40:00