CVE-2024-26928: smb: client: fix potential UAF in cifs_debug_files_proc_show()
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-26928 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 42 · Related 39Timeline
- 28-04-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix potential UAF in cifs_debug_files_proc_show() Skip sessions that are being teared down (status == SES_EXITING) to avoid UAF.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.28%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
20%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.28% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu118 products
- linux< 5.4.0-212.232 | < 5.15.0-136.147 | < 6.8.0-38.38
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 5.4.0-1144.154 | < 5.15.0-1081.88 | < 6.8.0-1011.12
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 6.1.85-1 | < 6.8.9-1
- debian_linuxEOL11.0
Linux2 products
- linux≥ dfe33f9abc08997e56f9bdf14fe9ac7ac0e14075, < 8f8718afd446cd4ea3b62bacc3eec09f8aae85ee | ≥ dfe33f9abc08997e56f9bdf14fe9ac7ac0e14075, < a140224bcf87eb98a87b67ff4c6826c57e47b704 | ≥ dfe33f9abc08997e56f9bdf14fe9ac7ac0e14075, < 229042314602db62559ecacba127067c22ee7b88 | ≥ dfe33f9abc08997e56f9bdf14fe9ac7ac0e14075, < a65f2b56334ba4dc30bd5ee9ce5b2691b973344d | ≥ dfe33f9abc08997e56f9bdf14fe9ac7ac0e14075, < 3402faf78b2516b0af1259baff50cc8453ef0bd1 | ≥ dfe33f9abc08997e56f9bdf14fe9ac7ac0e14075, < ca545b7f0823f19db0f1148d59bc5e1a56634502 | 4.20
- linux_kernel≥ 4.20, < 5.10.237 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.180 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.85 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.26 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.8.5 | 6.9:rc1 | 6.9:rc2
3 vendors · 122 products