7.5

CVE-2024-39468: linux Improper Locking

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-39468DEBIAN-CVE-2024-39468
Published 25-06-2024Last modified 15-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-39468 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Locking vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.4% 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
0.53%
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 24 · Related 21

Timeline

  1. 25-06-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix deadlock in smb2_find_smb_tcon() Unlock cifs_tcp_ses_lock before calling cifs_put_smb_ses() to avoid such deadlock.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

43%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.53% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.53%

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

Ubuntu116 products
  • linux< 5.15.0-121.131 | < 6.8.0-44.44
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 5.15.0-1069.75 | < 6.8.0-1015.16
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 78ebec450ef4f0720c592638d92bad679d75d7ce, < b055752675cd1d1db4ac9c2750db3dc3e89ea261 | ≥ e695a9ad0305af6e8b0cbc24a54976ac2120cbb3, < 21f5dd36e655d25a7b45b61c1e537198b671f720 | ≥ e695a9ad0305af6e8b0cbc24a54976ac2120cbb3, < b09b556e48968317887a11243a5331a7bc00ece5 | ≥ e695a9ad0305af6e8b0cbc24a54976ac2120cbb3, < 225de871ddf994f69a57f035709cad9c0ab8615a | ≥ e695a9ad0305af6e8b0cbc24a54976ac2120cbb3, < 8d0f5f1ccf675454a833a573c53830a49b7d1a47 | ≥ e695a9ad0305af6e8b0cbc24a54976ac2120cbb3, < 02c418774f76a0a36a6195c9dbf8971eb4130a15 | 5.14
  • linux_kernel< 5.10.221 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.162 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.94 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.34 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.9.5 | 6.10:rc1 | 6.10:rc2
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.94-1 | < 6.9.7-1

3 vendors · 119 products

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