GHSA-8vxc-ww8x-mxp8

GHSA-8vxc-ww8x-mxp8 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published November 19, 2024

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.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

7.800000190734863

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Timeline

Nov 19, 2024 CVE Published
May 1, 2026 Security Advisory

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