What is CVE-2024-49988?

CVE-2024-49988 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2024-49988?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2024-49988

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: add refcnt to ksmbd_conn struct When sending an oplock break request, opinfo->conn is used, But freed ->conn can be used on multichannel. This patch add a reference count to the ksmbd_conn struct so that it can be freed when it is no longer used.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.006 (46.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf, 5.15, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

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-2024-49988?: CVE-2024-49988 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-49988?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.