hv_sock: Initializing vsk->trans to NULL to prevent a dangling pointer
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.8epss 0.2%
exploitation probability
0.2%top 87% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Linux · LinuxReferences
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/285266ef92f7b4bf7d26e1e95e215ce6a6badb4ahttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/414476c4fb11be070c09ab8f3e75c9ee324a108ahttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bdc5a62c6e50600d8a1c3e18fd6dce0c27c9497https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fe1d42f2acc463b733bb42e3f8e67dbc2a0eb2dhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cf25987820350cb950856c71b409e5b6eed52bdhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8621725afb38e111969c64280b71480afde2aacehttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98d8dde9232250a57ad5ef16479bf6a349e09b80https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0fe3392371293175f25028020ded5267f4cd8e3https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e629295bd60abf4da1db85b82819ca6a4f6c1e79https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html