CVE-2024-44992

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/client: avoid possible NULL dereference in cifsfreesubrequest Clang static checker scan-build warning: cifsglob.h:line 890, column 3 Access to field 'ops' results in a dereference of a null pointer. Commit 519be989717c "cifs:...

CVE-2024-44992

CVE-2024-44992 affects the Linux kernel CIFS/SMB client. A NULL dereference could occur in add_credits() when rdata->credits.value != 0 and rdata->server == NULL, due to missing server pointer checks. The fix (commit 519be989717c) adds a guard for rdata->server to prevent dereferencing s...