# CVE-2024-35998: smb3: fix lock ordering potential deadlock in cifs\_sync\_mid\_result

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.1.90, 6.3, 6.4
- Published: 2024-05-20 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.1.28, fixed in 6.1.90; from 6.2.15, fixed in 6.3; from 6.3.2, fixed in 6.4
- Linux: 6.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb3: fix lock ordering potential deadlock in cifs_sync_mid_result Coverity spotted that the cifs_sync_mid_result function could deadlock "Thread deadlock (ORDER_REVERSAL) lock_order: Calling spin_lock acquires lock TCP_Server_Info.srv_lock while holding lock TCP_Server_Info.mid_lock" Addresses-Coverity: 1590401 ("Thread deadlock (ORDER_REVERSAL)")

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.90, 6.3, 6.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7a4bca289e50bb4b2650f845c41bb3e453f4c66
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/699f8958dece132709c0bff6a9700999a2a63b75
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8248224ab5b8ca7559b671917c224296a4d671fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8861fd5180476f45f9e8853db154600469a0284f

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