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CVE-2024-50152MEDIUM
Linux Linux — smb: client: fix possible double free in smb2_set_ea()
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0048   39.6     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    433042a91f9373241307725b52de573933ffedbf –  —
  Linux    6.8 –                                       6.6.59
TIMELINE
  Oct 21  Reserved by Linux
  Nov 7   Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-50152 (Linux). CVSS 9.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CWE-415 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Modified

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
October 21, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
November 7, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-50152 (Linux). CVSS 9.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux433042a91f9373241307725b52de573933ffedbf
LinuxLinux6.86.6.59

Weaknesses

CWE-415

References (3)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-50152 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-415

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