CVE-2024-35861: smb: client: fix potential UAF in cifs_signal_cifsd_for_reconnect()

Description

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

smb: client: fix potential UAF in cifs_signal_cifsd_for_reconnect()

Skip sessions that are being teared down (status == SES_EXITING) to
avoid UAF.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-35861

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 5.08% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-04 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e8360ac8774e19b0b25f44fff84a105bb2417e4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cfff21732132e363b4cc275d63ea98f1af726c1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9a96a7ad1e8d25dc6662bc7552e0752de74a20d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0e50401cc3921c9eaf1b0e667db174519ea939f

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