| Name | CVE-2024-50264 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-5818-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.16.84-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.320-2 | vulnerable | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.9.320-3 | vulnerable | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 4.19.316-1 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.226-1 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm | 6.1.115-1 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.119-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.12.5-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 6.12.6-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| linux | source | stretch | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| linux | source | buster | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| linux | source | bookworm | 6.1.119-1 | DSA-5818-1 | ||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 6.11.9-1 |
https://git.kernel.org/linus/6ca575374dd9a507cdd16dfa0e78c2e9e20bd05f (6.12)