What is CVE-2024-35998?

CVE-2024-35998 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-05-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-35998?

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

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-35998

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)")

EPSS: 0.002 (6.2th 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 0, 6.1.28, 0b08c4c499200be67d54c439d56e5ea866869945
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)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-35998?: CVE-2024-35998 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-35998?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.