CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Linux.
CVE
CVE-2024-50264
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.35%
Linux
Original NVD 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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