CVE-2024-35868
kernel: smb: client: fix potential UAF in cifs_stats_proc_write()
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Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · May 19, 2024
Updated · October 21, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel CIFS client. cifs_stats_proc_write() can use server statistics after they have been freed. A local user who can write that proc file can crash the kernel.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-416 · Use After Free