# CVE-2024-35870: smb: client: fix UAF in smb2_reconnect_server()

> A use-after-free in the Linux kernel CIFS client allows attackers to cause a system crash or potentially execute code via race conditions during session teardown.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 May 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-35870, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35870, GHSA-h2wx-vrp7-wvmw, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-35870, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-35870, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35870

## What is CVE-2024-35870?

CVE-2024-35870 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

smb: client: fix UAF in smb2_reconnect_server()

The UAF bug is due to smb2_reconnect_server() accessing a session that
is already being teared down by another thread that is executing
__cifs_put_smb_ses().  This can happen when (a) the client has
connection to the server but no session or (b) another thread ends up
setting @ses->ses_status again to something different than
SES_EXITING.

To fix this, we need to make sure to unconditionally set
@ses->ses_status to SES_EXITING and prevent any other threads from
setting a new status while we're still tearing it down.

The following can be reproduced by adding some delay to right after
the ipc is freed in __cifs_put_smb_ses() - which will give
smb2_reconnect_server() worker a chance to run and then accessing
@ses->ipc:

kinit ...
mount.cifs //srv/share /mnt/1 -o sec=krb5,nohandlecache,echo_interval=10
[disconnect srv]
ls /mnt/1 &>/dev/null
sleep 30
kdestroy
[reconnect srv]
sleep 10
umount /mnt/1
...
CIFS: VFS: Verify user has a krb5 ticket and keyutils is installed
CIFS: VFS: \\srv Send error in SessSetup = -126
CIFS: VFS: Verify user has a krb5 ticket and keyutils is installed
CIFS: VFS: \\srv Send error in SessSetup = -126
general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address
0x6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
CPU: 3 PID: 50 Comm: kworker/3:1 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc2 #1
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-1.fc39
04/01/2014
Workqueue: cifsiod smb2_reconnect_server [cifs]
RIP: 0010:__list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0x33/0xf0
Code: 4f 08 48 85 d2 74 42 48 85 c9 74 59 48 b8 00 01 00 00 00 00 ad
de 48 39 c2 74 61 48 b8 22 01 00 00 00 00 74 69 <48> 8b 01 48 39 f8 75
7b 48 8b 72 08 48 39 c6 0f 85 88 00 00 00 b8
RSP: 0018:ffffc900001bfd70 EFLAGS: 00010a83
RAX: dead000000000122 RBX: ffff88810da53838 RCX: 6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b
RDX: 6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b RSI: ffffffffc02f6878 RDI: ffff88810da53800
RBP: ffff88810da53800 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffff88810c064000
R13: 0000000000000001 R14: ffff88810c064000 R15: ffff8881039cc000
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888157c00000(0000)
knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007fe3728b1000 CR3: 000000010caa4000 CR4: 0000000000750ef0
PKRU: 55555554
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 ? die_addr+0x36/0x90
 ? exc_general_protection+0x1c1/0x3f0
 ? asm_exc_general_protection+0x26/0x30
 ? __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0x33/0xf0
 __cifs_put_smb_ses+0x1ae/0x500 [cifs]
 smb2_reconnect_server+0x4ed/0x710 [cifs]
 process_one_work+0x205/0x6b0
 worker_thread+0x191/0x360
 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
 kthread+0xe2/0x110
 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
 ret_from_fork+0x34/0x50
 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
 </TASK>

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35870?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-35870?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-35870 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-35870 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-35870 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35870/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35870/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35870
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35870
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-35870

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