What is CVE-2024-35914?

CVE-2024-35914 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-05-19.

How severe is CVE-2024-35914?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-35914

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.

EPSS: 0.001 (4.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions a8b0026847b8c43445c921ad2c85521c92eb175f, 6.8, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-667 — Improper Locking

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-35914?: CVE-2024-35914 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-05-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-35914?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.