CVE-2024-35865: smb: client: fix potential UAF in smb2_is_valid_oplock_break()
CSIRTS triage
- What
- SMB client has potential use-after-free vulnerability in oplock break validation.
- Who is affected
- Linux systems with SMB2 client enabled.
- Urgency
- Medium priority; CVSS 5.5 indicates moderate use-after-free risk.
- Action
- Apply kernel patch adding null checks and proper locking in smb2_is_valid_oplock_break.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-35865
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-358650.63% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 47% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-35865 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- unknownUbuntu Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilitieshkcert
- unknownUSN-8620-4: Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- unknownUSN-8620-3: Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Ubuntu Linux kernel (July 31, 2026)cert-fr-avis
- unknownUSN-8620-2: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- highUSN-8620-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- highUSN-8610-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- highUSN-8575-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- highUSN-8597-1: Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- highUSN-8576-2: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- highUSN-8575-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- highUSN-8576-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilitiesubuntu
Recent advisories for smb
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalCVE-2026-64597: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix double-fr…nvd · 2026-08-06
- highCVE-2026-64402: coresight: ultrasoc-smb: Fix OOB write in smb_sync_perf_buffer()msrc · 2026-08-06
- highCVE-2024-8260: OPA SMB Force-Authenticationmsrc · 2026-08-06
- highCVE-2026-64386: smb: client: fix query_info() replay double-freemsrc · 2026-08-06
- mediumCVE-2025-21673: smb: client: fix double free of TCP_Server_Info::hostnamemsrc · 2026-08-06
- highCVE-2024-35864: smb: client: fix potential UAF in smb2_is_valid_lease_break()msrc · 2026-08-06
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