# CVE-2024-35863: smb: client: fix potential UAF in is\_valid\_oplock\_break()

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.13
- Published: 2024-05-19 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: from 3.12.48, fixed in 3.13
- Linux: 3.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix potential UAF in is_valid_oplock_break() Skip sessions that are being teared down (status == SES_EXITING) to avoid UAF.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (3.13) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/494c91e1e9413b407d12166a61b84200d4d54fac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a15ba88a32fa7a516aff7ffd27befed5334dff2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16d58c6a7db5050b9638669084b63fc05f951825
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69ccf040acddf33a3a85ec0f6b45ef84b0f7ec29

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