9.8

CVE-2024-26592: linux Use After Free

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26592DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26592
Published 22-02-2024Last modified 05-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-26592 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Use After Free vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.97%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 15

Timeline

  1. 22-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix UAF issue in ksmbd_tcp_new_connection() The race is between the handling of a new TCP connection and its disconnection. It leads to UAF on `struct tcp_transport` in ksmbd_tcp_new_connection() function.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.97%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

61%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.97% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.97%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu104 products
  • linux< 5.15.0-106.116
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 5.15.0-1061.67
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ a848c4f15ab6d5d405dbee7de5da71839b2bf35e, < 999daf367b924fdf14e9d83e034ee0f86bc17ec6 | ≥ a848c4f15ab6d5d405dbee7de5da71839b2bf35e, < 380965e48e9c32ee4263c023e1d830ea7e462ed1 | ≥ a848c4f15ab6d5d405dbee7de5da71839b2bf35e, < 24290ba94cd0136e417283b0dbf8fcdabcf62111 | ≥ a848c4f15ab6d5d405dbee7de5da71839b2bf35e, < 69d54650b751532d1e1613a4fb433e591aeef126 | ≥ a848c4f15ab6d5d405dbee7de5da71839b2bf35e, < 38d20c62903d669693a1869aa68c4dd5674e2544 | 5.15
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.15.0, < 5.15.149 | ≥ 5.16.0, < 6.1.75 | ≥ 6.2.0, < 6.6.14 | ≥ 6.7.0, < 6.7.2
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.76-1 | < 6.6.15-1

3 vendors · 107 products

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