CVE-2024-53103

hv_sock: Initializing vsk->trans to NULL to prevent a dangling pointer

High · published December 2, 2024

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
14.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00238 · 14.0th percentile
Published
2024-12-02T07:29Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 DEC 07:29Z
    hv_sock: Initializing vsk->trans to NULL to prevent a dangling pointer
    cvelistv5