Double Free in Linux
CVE-2024-46736
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix double put of @cfile in smb2_rename_path() If smb2_set_path_attr() is called with a valid @cfile and returned -EINVAL, we need to call cifs_get_writable_path() again as the reference of @cfile was already dropped by previous smb2_compound_op() call.
Vulnerability class: Double Free
EPSS: 0.002 (15.8th 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 6.9, 6.6.51, 1e60bc0e954389af82f1d9a85f13a63f6572350f
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-46736?
- CVE-2024-46736 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-09-18.
- How severe is CVE-2024-46736?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.