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CVE-2024-53103hv_sock: Initializing vsk->trans to NULL to prevent a dangling pointer
- 7.8HighCVSS base score
- 0.24%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 85% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By Linux
- 13 days later
· 13 days later
Published
- 20 months later
· 20 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| LinuxCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.24% · top 85% of all CVEs (14 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Affected products
- affected ae0078fcf0a5eb3a8623bfb5f988262e0911fdb9 – < 285266ef92f7b4bf7d26e1e95e215ce6a6badb4a
- affected ae0078fcf0a5eb3a8623bfb5f988262e0911fdb9 – < 4fe1d42f2acc463b733bb42e3f8e67dbc2a0eb2d
- affected ae0078fcf0a5eb3a8623bfb5f988262e0911fdb9 – < 414476c4fb11be070c09ab8f3e75c9ee324a108a
- affected ae0078fcf0a5eb3a8623bfb5f988262e0911fdb9 – < 7cf25987820350cb950856c71b409e5b6eed52bd
- affected ae0078fcf0a5eb3a8623bfb5f988262e0911fdb9 – < 98d8dde9232250a57ad5ef16479bf6a349e09b80
- affected ae0078fcf0a5eb3a8623bfb5f988262e0911fdb9 – < 4bdc5a62c6e50600d8a1c3e18fd6dce0c27c9497
- affected ae0078fcf0a5eb3a8623bfb5f988262e0911fdb9 – < e0fe3392371293175f25028020ded5267f4cd8e3
- affected ae0078fcf0a5eb3a8623bfb5f988262e0911fdb9 – < 8621725afb38e111969c64280b71480afde2aace
- affected ae0078fcf0a5eb3a8623bfb5f988262e0911fdb9 – < e629295bd60abf4da1db85b82819ca6a4f6c1e79
- affected 4.14
- unaffected < 4.14
- unaffected 4.19.324 – ≤ 4.19.*
- unaffected 5.4.286 – ≤ 5.4.*
- unaffected 5.10.230 – ≤ 5.10.*
- unaffected 5.15.172 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 6.1.117 – ≤ 6.1.*
- unaffected 6.6.61 – ≤ 6.6.*
- unaffected 6.11.8 – ≤ 6.11.*
- unaffected 6.12.1 – ≤ 6.12.*
- unaffected 6.13 – ≤ *
References
References11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/285266ef92f7b4bf7d26e1e95e215ce6a6badb4a (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fe1d42f2acc463b733bb42e3f8e67dbc2a0eb2d (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/414476c4fb11be070c09ab8f3e75c9ee324a108a (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cf25987820350cb950856c71b409e5b6eed52bd (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98d8dde9232250a57ad5ef16479bf6a349e09b80 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bdc5a62c6e50600d8a1c3e18fd6dce0c27c9497 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0fe3392371293175f25028020ded5267f4cd8e3 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8621725afb38e111969c64280b71480afde2aace (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e629295bd60abf4da1db85b82819ca6a4f6c1e79 (opens in a new tab)
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html (opens in a new tab)
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2024-51775 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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