medium5.5
CVE-2024-42078
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: initialise nfsd_info.mutex early.
Impact
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: initialise nfsd_info.mutex early. nfsd_info.mutex can be dereferenced by svc_pool_stats_start() immediately after the new netns is created. Currently this can trigger an oops. Move the initialisation earlier before it can possibly be dereferenced.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | before 6.8 from 6.9 before 6.9.8 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e8b94045bc77ce4f085ddfb9eb04e5760e66169
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0011bca603c101f2a3c007bdb77f7006fa78fb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e8b94045bc77ce4f085ddfb9eb04e5760e66169
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0011bca603c101f2a3c007bdb77f7006fa78fb1