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DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53186

HighCVSS 7 / 10
Published Dec 27, 2024·Last modified Jun 15, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix use-after-free in SMB request handling A race condition exists between SMB request handling in ksmbd_conn_handler_loop() and the freeing of ksmbd_conn in the workqueue handler handle_ksmbd_work(). This leads to a UAF. - KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in handle_ksmbd_work - KASAN: slab-use-after-free in rtlock_slowlock_locked This race condition arises as follows: - ksmbd_conn_handler_loop() waits for conn->r_count to reach zero: wait_event(conn->r_count_q, atomic_read(&conn->r_count) == 0); - Meanwhile, handle_ksmbd_work() decrements conn->r_count using atomic_dec_return(&conn->r_count), and if it reaches zero, calls ksmbd_conn_free(), which frees conn. - However, after handle_ksmbd_work() decrements conn->r_count, it may still access conn->r_count_q in the following line: waitqueue_active(&conn->r_count_q) or wake_up(&conn->r_count_q) This results in a UAF, as conn has already been freed. The discovery of this UAF can be referenced in the following PR for syzkaller's support for SMB requests.

Risk Scores
Base Score
7.0

The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
6.4

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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