PT-2024-26779 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3
Published
2024-03-22
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Updated
2025-09-23
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CVE-2024-35914
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to the nfsd rename() function in the Linux kernel. A commit added an error bail out path to avoid a deadlock in the case of parents having no common ancestor. However, this path does not drop the remount protection that has been acquired, which needs to be fixed to properly drop the remount protection.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Improper Locking
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Suse
Ubuntu