HighFix available
hv_sock: Initializing vsk->trans to NULL to prevent a dangling pointer
Type: advisorySources: OSV
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.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 4.19.324, 5.10.230, 5.15.172, 5.4.286, 6.1.117, 6.11.8, 6.12.1, 6.6.61
- CVEs
- CVE-2024-53103
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 5 Nov 2026, 03:17 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
hv_sock: Initializing vsk->trans to NULL to prevent a dangling pointer
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 2 Dec 2024, 07:29 UTC
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.
osv:CVE-2024-53103
Kernel
Fixed versions: 4.19.324, 5.4.286, 5.10.230, 5.15.172, 6.1.117, 6.6.61, 6.11.8, 6.12.1
Complete source record
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