CVE-2024-35868: smb: client: fix potential UAF in cifs_stats_proc_write()
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-35868 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.9% 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 22 · Related 17Timeline
- 19-05-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 23-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix potential UAF in cifs_stats_proc_write() 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
0.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
15%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.24% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot 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.
Ubuntu123 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-38.38
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-1011.12
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 7f48558e6489d032b1584b0cc9ac4bb11072c034, < 8fefd166fcb368c5fcf48238e3f7c8af829e0a72 | ≥ 7f48558e6489d032b1584b0cc9ac4bb11072c034, < cf03020c56d3ed28c4942280957a007b5e9544f7 | ≥ 7f48558e6489d032b1584b0cc9ac4bb11072c034, < 5b5475ce69f02ecc1b13ea23106e5b89c690429b | ≥ 7f48558e6489d032b1584b0cc9ac4bb11072c034, < d3da25c5ac84430f89875ca7485a3828150a7e0a | a67172a013953664b1dad03c648200c70b90506c | ≥ 3.12.48, < 3.13 | 3.13
- linux_kernel< 6.1.85 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.26 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.8.5 | 6.9:rc1 | 6.9:rc2
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.85-1 | < 6.8.9-1
3 vendors · 126 products
