What is CVE-2024-35868?

CVE-2024-35868 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-05-19.

How severe is CVE-2024-35868?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2024-35868

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.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.002 (14.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 6.8.5, 7f48558e6489d032b1584b0cc9ac4bb11072c034, 6.9
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-2024-35868?: CVE-2024-35868 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-05-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-35868?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.