CVE-2024-53103: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 4.19.324 (fixed in 4.19.324); from 4.20, before 5.4.286 (fixed in 5.4.286); from 5.5, before 5.10.230 (fixed in 5.10.230); from 5.11, before 5.15.172 (fixed in 5.15.172); from 5.16, before 6.1.117 (fixed in 6.1.117); from 6.2, before 6.6.61 (fixed in 6.6.61); …

Published 2024-12-02. Last modified 2026-06-17.