7.8

CVE-2024-50264: vsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer occurring in vsk->trans

Modified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2025:0083-1SUSE-SU-2025:0173-1SUSE-SU-2025:0184-1
Published 19-11-2024Last modified 05-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-50264 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 109 · Related 105
DLA-4008-1DLA-4075-1DSA-5818-1LSN-0108-1LSN-0109-1RHSA-2024:10943

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Timeline

  1. 19-11-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.35% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu131 products
  • linux< 4.15.0-232.244 | < 5.4.0-204.224 | < 5.15.0-130.140 | < 6.8.0-51.52
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 4.15.0-1176.189 | < 5.4.0-1137.147 | < 5.15.0-1076.83 | < 6.8.0-1021.23
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Suse6 products
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_50&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP3< 2-150300.7.6.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_33&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4< 2-150400.9.8.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_0&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6< 8-150600.4.16.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_5&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6< 2-150600.13.6.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_0&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6< 7-150600.3.1
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b, < 5f092a4271f6dccf88fe0d132475a17b69ef71df | ≥ 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b, < fd8ae346692a56b4437d626c5460c7104980f389 | ≥ 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b, < eb1bdcb7dfc30b24495ee4c5533af0ed135cb5f1 | ≥ 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b, < 2a6a4e69f255b7aed17f93995691ab4f0d3c2203 | ≥ 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b, < 44d29897eafd0e1196453d3003a4d5e0b968eeab | ≥ 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b, < b110196fec44fe966952004bd426967c2a8fd358 | ≥ 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b, < 5f970935d09934222fdef3d0e20c648ea7a963c1 | ≥ 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b, < 6ca575374dd9a507cdd16dfa0e78c2e9e20bd05f | 4.8
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.8, < 4.19.324 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.286 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.230 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.172 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.117 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.61 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.11.8 | 6.12:rc1 | 6.12:rc2 | 6.12:rc3 | 6.12:rc4 | 6.12:rc5 | 6.12:rc6
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.119-1 | < 6.11.9-1

4 vendors · 140 products

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