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CVE-2024-50264 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://a13xp0p0v.github.io/2025/09/02/kernel-hack-drill-and-CVE-2024-50264.html kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a6a4e69f255b7aed17f93995691ab4f0d3c2203 kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44d29897eafd0e1196453d3003a4d5e0b968eeab kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f092a4271f6dccf88fe0d132475a17b69ef71df kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f970935d09934222fdef3d0e20c648ea7a963c1 kernel.orgVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-416Use After Free[email protected]
CWE-416Use After FreeCISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
>= 4.8, < 4.19.324
>= 4.20, < 5.4.286
>= 5.5, < 5.10.230
>= 5.11, < 5.15.172
>= 5.16, < 6.1.117

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-50264
NVD Published Date:
Nov 19, 2024
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
kernel.org
CVE-2024-50264 Details - Not Deferred