[SRU][O/N/J][PATCH 0/1] CVE-2024-53103

[Bethany Jamison]

[Impact]

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.

[Fix]

Oracular: Clean cherry-pick
Noble:	  Oracular patch applied cleanly
Jammmy:	  Oracuaar patch applied cleanly
Focal:	  Patch already applied via stable team (0d3fe569af8205a3c8f96b54b1a5a7a14c5f5250)
Bionic:	  Fix sent to esm ML
Xenial:	  not-affected
Trusty:	  not-affected

[Test Case]

Compile and boot tested.

[Where problems could occur]

This fix affects those who use Hyper-B transport for vsock, an issue with 
this fix would be visible to the user via memory corruption or a system 
crash.

Hyunwoo Kim (1):
  hv_sock: Initializing vsk->trans to NULL to prevent a dangling pointer

 net/vmw_vsock/hyperv_transport.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

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