{"cve":"CVE-2024-50264","nvd":{"published":"2024-11-19T02:16:28.210","modified":"2026-06-17T08:04:02.883","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer occurring in vsk->trans\n\nDuring loopback communication, a dangling pointer can be created in\nvsk->trans, potentially leading to a Use-After-Free condition.  This\nissue is resolved by initializing vsk->trans to NULL.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://a13xp0p0v.github.io/2025/09/02/kernel-hack-drill-and-CVE-2024-50264.html","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a6a4e69f255b7aed17f93995691ab4f0d3c2203","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44d29897eafd0e1196453d3003a4d5e0b968eeab","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f092a4271f6dccf88fe0d132475a17b69ef71df","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f970935d09934222fdef3d0e20c648ea7a963c1"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:57:34.731061660+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-50264","score":0.00353,"percentile":0.29003,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}