CVE-2024-44992
smb/client: avoid possible NULL dereference in cifs_free_subrequest()
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Sep 4, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 21, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb/client: avoid possible NULL dereference in cifs_free_subrequest()
Clang static checker (scan-build) warning: cifsglob.h:line 890, column 3 Access to field 'ops' results in a dereference of a null pointer.
Commit 519be989717c ("cifs: Add a tracepoint to track credits involved in R/W requests") adds a check for 'rdata->server', and let clang throw this warning about NULL dereference.
When 'rdata->credits.value != 0 && rdata->server == NULL' happens, add_credits_and_wake_if() will call rdata->server->ops->add_credits(). This will cause NULL dereference problem. Add a check for 'rdata->server' to avoid NULL dereference.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
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