# CVE-2024-46742: smb/server: fix potential null-ptr-deref of lease\_ctx\_info in smb2\_open()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-09-18 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: fix potential null-ptr-deref of lease_ctx_info in smb2_open() null-ptr-deref will occur when (req_op_level == SMB2_OPLOCK_LEVEL_LEASE) and parse_lease_state() return NULL. Fix this by check if 'lease_ctx_info' is NULL. Additionally, remove the redundant parentheses in parse_durable_handle_context().

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/878f32878351104448b86ef5b85d1f8ed6f599fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec28c35029b7930f31117f9284874b63bea4f31b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07f384c5be1f8633b13f0a22616e227570450bc6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b692794b81f2ecad69a4adbba687f3836824ada
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e8771a3666c8f216eefd6bd2fd50121c6c437db

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