CVE-2024-50264
Published: November 21, 2024Last modified: November 21, 2024
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.119-r0) |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.6.62-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a6a4e69f255b7aed17f93995691ab4f0d3c2203
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44d29897eafd0e1196453d3003a4d5e0b968eeab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f092a4271f6dccf88fe0d132475a17b69ef71df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f970935d09934222fdef3d0e20c648ea7a963c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ca575374dd9a507cdd16dfa0e78c2e9e20bd05f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b110196fec44fe966952004bd426967c2a8fd358
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb1bdcb7dfc30b24495ee4c5533af0ed135cb5f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd8ae346692a56b4437d626c5460c7104980f389