NFSv4.2: fix reference count leaks in _nfs42_proc_copy_notify()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4.2: fix reference count leaks in _nfs42_proc_copy_notify() [You don't often get email from xiongx18@fudan.edu.cn. Learn why this is important at http://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification.] The reference counting issue happens in two error paths in the function _nfs42_proc_copy_notify(). In both error paths, the function simply returns the error code and forgets to balance the refcount of object `ctx`, bumped by get_nfs_open_context() earlier, which may cause refcount leaks. Fix it by balancing refcount of the `ctx` object before the function returns in both error paths.
- Published
- Feb 26, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 15th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernelbefore 5.10.111
- linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.34
- linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 5.16.20
- linux linux kernel5.17 and later · before 5.17.3
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 5.5affected
- 0491567b51efeca807da1125a1a0d5193875e286 and later · before 9b9feec97c1fc7dd9bb69f62c4905cddf1801599affected · git
- 0491567b51efeca807da1125a1a0d5193875e286 and later · before b37f482ba9f0e6382c188e3fccf6c4b2fdc938ebaffected · git
- 0491567b51efeca807da1125a1a0d5193875e286 and later · before fb73bf6305f4eb8f0cf9a61ee874d55f019d6dc4affected · git
- 0491567b51efeca807da1125a1a0d5193875e286 and later · before f46f632f9cfae4b2e3635fa58840a8ec584c42e3affected · git
- 0491567b51efeca807da1125a1a0d5193875e286 and later · before b7f114edd54326f730a754547e7cfb197b5bc132affected · git
- before 5.5not affected · semver
- 5.10.111 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver
- 5.15.34 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver
- 5.16.20 and later · up to and including 5.16.*not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 5.17.3-1 | 5.17.3-1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 9b9feec97c1fc7dd9bb69f62c4905cddf1801599 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | b37f482ba9f0e6382c188e3fccf6c4b2fdc938eb | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | b7f114edd54326f730a754547e7cfb197b5bc132 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | f46f632f9cfae4b2e3635fa58840a8ec584c42e3 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | fb73bf6305f4eb8f0cf9a61ee874d55f019d6dc4 | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 5.17.3-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b9feec97c1fc7dd9bb69f62c4905cddf1801599
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b37f482ba9f0e6382c188e3fccf6c4b2fdc938eb
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7f114edd54326f730a754547e7cfb197b5bc132
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f46f632f9cfae4b2e3635fa58840a8ec584c42e3
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb73bf6305f4eb8f0cf9a61ee874d55f019d6dc4
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.