7.5

CVE-2024-35998: linux Improper Locking

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35998DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35998
Published 20-05-2024Last modified 05-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-35998 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Locking vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.40%
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 18 · Related 16
MGASA-2024-0263MGASA-2024-0266SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1SUSE-SU-2024:2019-1SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1SUSE-SU-2024:2360-1

Timeline

  1. 20-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb3: fix lock ordering potential deadlock in cifs_sync_mid_result Coverity spotted that the cifs_sync_mid_result function could deadlock "Thread deadlock (ORDER_REVERSAL) lock_order: Calling spin_lock acquires lock TCP_Server_Info.srv_lock while holding lock TCP_Server_Info.mid_lock" Addresses-Coverity: 1590401 ("Thread deadlock (ORDER_REVERSAL)")

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

32%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.39% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.40%

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

Ubuntu100 products
  • linux< 6.8.0-40.40
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 6.8.0-1013.14
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 64d62ac6d6514cba1305bd08e271ec1843bdd612, < c7a4bca289e50bb4b2650f845c41bb3e453f4c66 | ≥ 90c49fce1c43e1cc152695e20363ff5087897c09, < 699f8958dece132709c0bff6a9700999a2a63b75 | ≥ 90c49fce1c43e1cc152695e20363ff5087897c09, < 8248224ab5b8ca7559b671917c224296a4d671fc | ≥ 90c49fce1c43e1cc152695e20363ff5087897c09, < 8861fd5180476f45f9e8853db154600469a0284f | c511954bf142fe1995aec3c739a9f1a76990283a | 0b08c4c499200be67d54c439d56e5ea866869945 | ≥ 6.1.28, < 6.1.90 | ≥ 6.2.15, < 6.3 | ≥ 6.3.2, < 6.4 | 6.4
  • linux_kernel< 6.1.90 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.30 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.8.9 | 6.9:rc1 | 6.9:rc2 | 6.9:rc3 | 6.9:rc4 | 6.9:rc5
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.90-1 | < 6.8.9-1

3 vendors · 103 products

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