CVE-2024-50152

Critical

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix possible double free in smb2_set_ea() Clang static checker(scan-build) warning: fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c:1304:2: Attempt to free released memory. 1304 | kfree(ea); | ^~~~~~~~~ There is a double free in such case: 'ea is initialized to NULL' -> 'first successful memory allocation for ea' -> 'something failed, goto sea_exit' -> 'first memory release for ea' -> 'goto replay_again' -> 'second goto sea_exit before allocate memory for ea' -> 'second memory release for ea resulted in double free'. Re-initialie 'ea' to NULL near to the replay_again label, it can fix this double free problem.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedNov 7, 2024
First seenNov 7, 2024

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.6.59, 6.11.6 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel6.6.32 ≤ v < 6.6.59, 6.8 ≤ v < 6.11.6, 6.126.6.59, 6.11.6

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