CVE-2024-49988
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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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.62% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 46% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- unknownCVE-2024-49988: ksmbd: add refcnt to ksmbd_conn structmsrc · 2026-08-06
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