CVE-2024-35914: nfsd: Fix error cleanup path in nfsd_rename()
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-35914 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Locking vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.5 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 0% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 24 · Related 24Timeline
- 19-05-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: Fix error cleanup path in nfsd_rename() Commit a8b0026847b8 ("rename(): avoid a deadlock in the case of parents having no common ancestor") added an error bail out path. However this path does not drop the remount protection that has been acquired. Fix the cleanup path to properly drop the remount protection.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.31%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
24%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.31% 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: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu78 products
- linux< 6.8.0-38.38
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 6.8.0-1011.12
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ a8b0026847b8c43445c921ad2c85521c92eb175f, < 331e125e02c08ffaecc1074af78a988a278039bd | ≥ a8b0026847b8c43445c921ad2c85521c92eb175f, < 9fe6e9e7b58944037714442384075c17cfde1c56 | 6.8
- linux_kernel≥ 6.8, < 6.8.5 | 6.9:rc1
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.8.9-1
3 vendors · 81 products
