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CVE-2025-38567

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: avoid ref leak in nfsd_open_local_fh() If two calls to nfsd_open_local_fh() race and both successfully call nfsd_file_acquire_local(), they will both get an extra reference to the net to accompany the file reference stored in *pnf. One of them will fail to store (using xchg()) the file reference in *pnf and will drop that reference but WON'T drop the accompanying reference to the net. This leak means that when the nfs server is shut down it will hang in nfsd_shutdown_net() waiting for &nn->nfsd_net_free_done. This patch adds the missing nfsd_net_put().

How to fix

Remediation Available
linux-aws-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-azure-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7934-1
linux-gcp-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1020.21~24.04.1USN-7879-4
linux-hwe-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-36.36~24.04.1USN-7879-1
linux-image-6.14.0-1016-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1016.16USN-7880-1
linux-image-6.14.0-1016-realtimeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1016.16~24.04.1USN-7879-2
linux-image-6.14.0-1017-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-6.14.0-1017-aws-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-6.14.0-1017-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7934-1
linux-image-6.14.0-1017-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-6.14.0-1017-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-6.14.0-1020-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1020.21~24.04.1USN-7879-4
linux-image-6.14.0-1020-gcp-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1020.21~24.04.1USN-7879-4
linux-image-6.14.0-36-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-36.36~24.04.1USN-7879-1
linux-image-6.14.0-36-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-36.36~24.04.1USN-7879-1
linux-image-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-aws-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-aws-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-aws-64k-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7934-1
linux-image-azure-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7934-1
linux-image-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1020.21~24.04.1USN-7879-4
linux-image-gcp-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1020.21~24.04.1USN-7879-4
linux-image-gcp-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1020.21~24.04.1USN-7879-4
linux-image-gcp-64k-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1020.21~24.04.1USN-7879-4
linux-image-generic-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-36.36~24.04.1USN-7879-1
linux-image-generic-64k-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-36.36~24.04.1USN-7879-1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-36.36~24.04.1USN-7879-1
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-36.36~24.04.1USN-7879-1
linux-image-oem-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1016.16USN-7880-1
linux-image-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-oracle-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-oracle-64k-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-realtime-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1016.16~24.04.1USN-7879-2
linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1016.16~24.04.1USN-7879-2
linux-image-virtual-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-36.36~24.04.1USN-7879-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-36.36~24.04.1USN-7879-1
linux-oem-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1016.16USN-7880-1
linux-oracle-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-realtime-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1016.16~24.04.1USN-7879-2

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.10%probability of exploitation in 30 days
1stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 1% of all known CVEs.

References

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