Vulnerability details
CVE-2024-50264
Linux Linux
vsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer occurring in vsk->trans
CVSS 3.1
7.8High
Official 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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8High | 3.1 | CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 7.8High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (Linux) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.8 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b ≤ v < fd8ae346692a56b4437d626c5460c7104980f389 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b ≤ v < eb1bdcb7dfc30b24495ee4c5533af0ed135cb5f1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b ≤ v < 2a6a4e69f255b7aed17f93995691ab4f0d3c2203 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b ≤ v < 5f092a4271f6dccf88fe0d132475a17b69ef71df | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b ≤ v < b110196fec44fe966952004bd426967c2a8fd358 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b ≤ v < 5f970935d09934222fdef3d0e20c648ea7a963c1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b ≤ v < 6ca575374dd9a507cdd16dfa0e78c2e9e20bd05f | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b ≤ v < 44d29897eafd0e1196453d3003a4d5e0b968eeab | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
11- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f092a4271f6dccf88fe0d132475a17b69ef71df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd8ae346692a56b4437d626c5460c7104980f389
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb1bdcb7dfc30b24495ee4c5533af0ed135cb5f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a6a4e69f255b7aed17f93995691ab4f0d3c2203
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44d29897eafd0e1196453d3003a4d5e0b968eeab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b110196fec44fe966952004bd426967c2a8fd358
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f970935d09934222fdef3d0e20c648ea7a963c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ca575374dd9a507cdd16dfa0e78c2e9e20bd05f
- https://a13xp0p0v.github.io/2025/09/02/kernel-hack-drill-and-CVE-2024-50264.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
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Details
- Published
- 2024-11-19
- Last updated
- 2026-08-05
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- Linux
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.35%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
29.1%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-416Use After Free