What is CVE-2024-35862?

CVE-2024-35862 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-05-19.

How severe is CVE-2024-35862?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2024-35862

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix potential UAF in smb2_is_network_name_deleted() Skip sessions that are being teared down (status == SES_EXITING) to avoid UAF.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.007 (48.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 9e550b085206544bd03a8b1dd58a5414e9508351, 5.12, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-35862?: CVE-2024-35862 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-05-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-35862?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.