# CVE-2024-41030: ksmbd: discard write access to the directory open

> A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel ksmbd module allows remote attackers to cause a system crash via crafted SMB2 open requests.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 29 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-41030, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-41030, GHSA-36wr-w868-hx2g, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-41030, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-41030

## What is CVE-2024-41030?

CVE-2024-41030 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

ksmbd: discard write access to the directory open

may_open() does not allow a directory to be opened with the write access.
However, some writing flags set by client result in adding write access
on server, making ksmbd incompatible with FUSE file system. Simply, let's
discard the write access when opening a directory.

list_add corruption. next is NULL.
------------[ cut here ]------------
kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:26!
pc : __list_add_valid+0x88/0xbc
lr : __list_add_valid+0x88/0xbc
Call trace:
__list_add_valid+0x88/0xbc
fuse_finish_open+0x11c/0x170
fuse_open_common+0x284/0x5e8
fuse_dir_open+0x14/0x24
do_dentry_open+0x2a4/0x4e0
dentry_open+0x50/0x80
smb2_open+0xbe4/0x15a4
handle_ksmbd_work+0x478/0x5ec
process_one_work+0x1b4/0x448
worker_thread+0x25c/0x430
kthread+0x104/0x1d4
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41030?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-41030?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-41030 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41030 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [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-2024-41030 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-41030 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41030 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-2024-41030/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41030/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-41030
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41030
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-41030

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