CVE-2024-46686
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smb/client: avoid dereferencing rdata=NULL in smb2_new_read_req()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/client: avoid dereferencing rdata=NULL in smb2_new_read_req() This happens when called from SMB2_read() while using rdma and reaching the rdma_readwrite_threshold.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
September 13, 2024
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
856 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-46686
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/client: avoid dereferencing rdata=NULL in smb2_new_read_req() This happens when called from SMB2_read() while using rdma and reaching the rdma_readwrite_threshold.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6df57c63c200cd05e085c3b695128260e21959b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a01859dd6aebf826576513850a3b05992809e9d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b902fb78ab21299e4dd1775e7e8d251d5c0735bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c724b2ab6a46435b4e7d58ad2fbbdb7a318823cf
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/46xxx/CVE-2024-46686.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46686