NFSD: fix leaked reference count of nfsd4_ssc_umount_item
CVE-2023-53381

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Key Information:

Vendor

Linux

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 September 2025

What is CVE-2023-53381?

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

NFSD: fix leaked reference count of nfsd4_ssc_umount_item

The reference count of nfsd4_ssc_umount_item is not decremented on error conditions. This prevents the laundromat from unmounting the vfsmount of the source file.

This patch decrements the reference count of nfsd4_ssc_umount_item on error.

Affected Version(s)

Linux a4bc287943f5695209ff36bdc89f17b48d68fae7 < 2da50149981d05955e51c28e982e9ac29bd73417

Linux f4e44b393389c77958f7c58bf4415032b4cda15b < 80a15dc4a0214b55ca42675bb0bb2a8d857eb1d0

Linux f4e44b393389c77958f7c58bf4415032b4cda15b < 9f0df37520a27ad99eaacf38418b3d2bb5023105

References

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2023-53381 : Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Linux Kernel by The Linux Foundation