Early Initialization of Struct nfsd4_copy to Prevent Refcount Underflow
CVE-2024-50241
5.5MEDIUM
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Initialize struct nfsd4_copy earlier Ensure the refcount and async_copies fields are initialized early. cleanup_async_copy() will reference these fields if an error occurs in nfsd4_copy(). If they are not correctly initialized, at the very least, a refcount underflow occurs.
Affected Version(s)
Linux < 6a488ad7745b
Linux < 63fab04cbd0f
Linux <= 6.12-rc1
CVSS V3.1
Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published.
Vulnerability Reserved.
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