CVE-2024-49988: ksmbd: add refcnt to ksmbd_conn struct
CSIRTS triage
- What
- ksmbd connection struct missing reference counting.
- Who is affected
- Linux systems with ksmbd SMB server module active.
- Urgency
- Unknown severity; reference counting issue in ksmbd requires evaluation.
- Action
- Review and apply Linux kernel patch addressing CVE-2024-49988.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49988
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-2024-499880.62% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 46% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-49988 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for ksmbd
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.
- mediumCVE-2024-50284: ksmbd: Fix the missing xa_store error checkmsrc · 2026-08-06
- mediumCVE-2026-64578: ksmbd: validate compound request size before reading StructureSize2msrc · 2026-08-06
- mediumCVE-2026-64397: ksmbd: serialize QUERY_DIRECTORY requests per filemsrc · 2026-08-06
- highCVE-2025-38728: smb3: fix for slab out of bounds on mount to ksmbdmsrc · 2026-08-06
- mediumCVE-2026-64400: ksmbd: prevent path traversal bypass by restricting caseless retrymsrc · 2026-08-06
- mediumCVE-2026-64396: ksmbd: fix UAF of struct file_lock in SMB2_LOCK deferred-lock cancellationmsrc · 2026-08-06
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