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CVE-2024-50046: NFSv4: Prevent NULL-pointer dereference in nfs42_complete_copies()

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.58% (FIRST EPSS).
  • 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.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 584c019baedddec3fd634053e8fb2d8836108d38, 632344b9efa064ca737bfcdaaaced59fd5f18ae9, a848c29e3486189aaabd5663bc11aea50c5bd144; azl3 kernel 6.6.56.1-5 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.57.1-1; azl3 kernel 6.6.57.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.57.1-1.
  • Severity is disputed: the assigning authority (CNA) scores it 9.8, NVD 5.5.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 584c019baedddec3fd634053e8fb2d8836108d38, 632344b9efa064ca737bfcdaaaced59fd5f18ae9, a848c29e3486189aaabd5663bc11aea50c5bd144; azl3 kernel 6.6.56.1-5 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.57.1-1; azl3 kernel 6.6.57.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.57.1-1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4: Prevent NULL-pointer dereference in nfs42_complete_copies() On the node of an NFS client, some files saved in the mountpoint of the NFS server were copied to another location of the same NFS server. Accidentally, the nfs42_complete_copies() got a NULL-pointer dereference crash with the following syslog: [232064.838881] NFSv4: state recovery failed for open file nfs/pvc-12b5200d-cd0f-46a3-b9f0-af8f4fe0ef64.qcow2, error = -116 [232064.839360] NFSv4: state recovery failed for open file nfs/pvc-12b5200d-cd0f-46a3-b9f0-af8f4fe0ef64.qcow2, error = -116 [232066.588183] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000058 [232066.588586] Mem abort info: [232066.588701] ESR = 0x0000000096000007 [232066.588862] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [232066.589084] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [232066.589216] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [232066.589340] FSC = 0x07: level 3 translation fault [232066.589559] Data abort info: [232066.589683] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000007 [232066.589842] CM = 0, WnR = 0 [232066.589967] user pgtable: 64k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=00002000956ff400 [232066.590231] [0000000000000058] pgd=08001100ae100003, p4d=08001100ae100003, pud=08001100ae100003, pmd=08001100b3c00003, pte=0000000000000000 [232066.590757] Internal error: Oops: 96000007 [#1] SMP [232066.590958] Modules linked in: rpcsec_gss_krb5 auth_rpcgss nfsv4 dns_resolver nfs lockd grace fscache netfs ocfs2_dlmfs ocfs2_stack_o2cb ocfs2_dlm vhost_net vhost vhost_iotlb tap tun ipt_rpfilter xt_multiport ip_set_hash_ip ip_set_hash_net xfrm_interface xfrm6_tunnel tunnel4 tunnel6 esp4 ah4 wireguard libcurve25519_generic veth xt_addrtype xt_set nf_conntrack_netlink ip_set_hash_ipportnet ip_set_hash_ipportip ip_set_bitmap_port ip_set_hash_ipport dummy ip_set ip_vs_sh ip_vs_wrr ip_vs_rr ip_vs iptable_filter sch_ingress nfnetlink_cttimeout vport_gre ip_gre ip_tunnel gre vport_geneve geneve vport_vxlan vxlan ip6_udp_tunnel udp_tunnel openvswitch nf_conncount dm_round_robin dm_service_time dm_multipath xt_nat xt_MASQUERADE nft_chain_nat nf_nat xt_mark xt_conntrack xt_comment nft_compat nft_counter nf_tables nfnetlink ocfs2 ocfs2_nodemanager ocfs2_stackglue iscsi_tcp libiscsi_tcp libiscsi scsi_transport_iscsi ipmi_ssif nbd overlay 8021q garp mrp bonding tls rfkill sunrpc ext4 mbcache jbd2 [232066.591052] vfat fat cas_cache cas_disk ses enclosure scsi_transport_sas sg acpi_ipmi ipmi_si ipmi_devintf ipmi_msghandler ip_tables vfio_pci vfio_pci_core vfio_virqfd vfio_iommu_type1 vfio dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 br_netfilter bridge stp llc fuse xfs libcrc32c ast drm_vram_helper qla2xxx drm_kms_helper syscopyarea crct10dif_ce sysfillrect ghash_ce sysimgblt sha2_ce fb_sys_fops cec sha256_arm64 sha1_ce drm_ttm_helper ttm nvme_fc igb sbsa_gwdt nvme_fabrics drm nvme_core i2c_algo_bit i40e scsi_transport_fc megaraid_sas aes_neon_bs [232066.596953] CPU: 6 PID: 4124696 Comm: 10.253.166.125- Kdump: loaded Not tainted 5.15.131-9.cl9_ocfs2.aarch64 #1 [232066.597356] Hardware name: Great Wall .\x93\x8e...RF6260 V5/GWMSSE2GL1T, BIOS T656FBE_V3.0.18 2024-01-06 [232066.597721] pstate: 20400009 (nzCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [232066.598034] pc : nfs4_reclaim_open_state+0x220/0x800 [nfsv4] [232066.598327] lr : nfs4_reclaim_open_state+0x12c/0x800 [nfsv4] [232066.598595] sp : ffff8000f568fc70 [232066.598731] x29: ffff8000f568fc70 x28: 0000000000001000 x27: ffff21003db33000 [232066.599030] x26: ffff800005521ae0 x25: ffff0100f98fa3f0 x24: 0000000000000001 [232066.599319] x23: ffff800009920008 x22: ffff21003db33040 x21: ffff21003db33050 [232066.599628] x20: ffff410172fe9e40 x19: ffff410172fe9e00 x18: 0000000000000000 [232066.599914] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000004 x15: 0000000000000000 [232066.600195] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: ffff800008e685a8 x12: 00000000eac0c6e6 [232066.600498] x11: 00000000000000 ---truncated---

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Oct 21, 2024
Updated
Oct 15, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 47th percentile

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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
5.5
CNA · Linux
9.8
4.3 point gap

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

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.227
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.168
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.113
  • linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.57
  • linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.11.4
  • linux linux kernel6.12

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
    • 0e65a32c8a569db363048e17a708b1a0913adbef and later · before f892165c564e3aab272948dbb556cc20e290c55aaffected · git
    • 0e65a32c8a569db363048e17a708b1a0913adbef and later · before 584c019baedddec3fd634053e8fb2d8836108d38affected · git
    • 0e65a32c8a569db363048e17a708b1a0913adbef and later · before 632344b9efa064ca737bfcdaaaced59fd5f18ae9affected · git
    • 0e65a32c8a569db363048e17a708b1a0913adbef and later · before fca41e5fa4914d12b2136c25f9dad69520b52683affected · git
    • 0e65a32c8a569db363048e17a708b1a0913adbef and later · before ef9189bb15dcbe7ed3f3515aaa6fc8bf7483960daffected · git
    • 0e65a32c8a569db363048e17a708b1a0913adbef and later · before a848c29e3486189aaabd5663bc11aea50c5bd144affected · git
    • before 5.5not affected · semver
    • 5.10.227 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver
    • 5.15.168 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.115-16.1.115-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.11.4-16.11.4-1

Same product

linux: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    90Now
  • CVE-2022-0847A flaw was found in the way the "flags" member of the new pipe buffer structure was lacking proper initialization in copy_page_to_iter_pipe KEV
    89Now
  • CVE-2021-22555Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACEKEV
    85Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-50044Oct 21, 2024 · Bluetooth: RFCOMM: FIX possible deadlock in rfcomm_sk_state_change
    13Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-50045Oct 21, 2024 · netfilter: br_netfilter: fix panic with metadata_dst skb
    22Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2024-50058Oct 21, 2024 · serial: protect uart_port_dtr_rts() in uart_shutdown() too
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux584c019baedddec3fd634053e8fb2d8836108d38Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux632344b9efa064ca737bfcdaaaced59fd5f18ae9Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxa848c29e3486189aaabd5663bc11aea50c5bd144Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxef9189bb15dcbe7ed3f3515aaa6fc8bf7483960dVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf892165c564e3aab272948dbb556cc20e290c55aVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxfca41e5fa4914d12b2136c25f9dad69520b52683Vendor (CNA)
azl3 kernel 6.6.56.1-5 on Azure Linux 3.06.6.57.1-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
azl3 kernel 6.6.57.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.06.6.57.1-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
cbl2 kernel 5.15.167.1-2 on CBL Mariner 2.05.15.173.1-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
cbl2 kernel 5.15.167.1-2 on CBL-Mariner 2.05.15.173.1-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
cbl2 kernel 5.15.173.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.05.15.173.1-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
debian:linux6.1.115-1 · Debian:12Package 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.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

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)

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

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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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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