CVE-2025-40273: NFSD: free copynotify stateid in nfs4_free_ol_stateid()
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 35/100)
- 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: 0.42% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet 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 29fbb3ad4018ca2b0988fbac76f4c694cc6d7e66, 4aa17144d5abc3c756883e3a010246f0dba8b468, 839f56f626723f36904764858467e7a3881b975d; azl3 kernel 6.6.112.1-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.117.1-1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 29fbb3ad4018ca2b0988fbac76f4c694cc6d7e66, 4aa17144d5abc3c756883e3a010246f0dba8b468, 839f56f626723f36904764858467e7a3881b975d; azl3 kernel 6.6.112.1-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.117.1-1 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: NFSD: free copynotify stateid in nfs4_free_ol_stateid() Typically copynotify stateid is freed either when parent's stateid is being close/freed or in nfsd4_laundromat if the stateid hasn't been used in a lease period. However, in case when the server got an OPEN (which created a parent stateid), followed by a COPY_NOTIFY using that stateid, followed by a client reboot. New client instance while doing CREATE_SESSION would force expire previous state of this client. It leads to the open state being freed thru release_openowner-> nfs4_free_ol_stateid() and it finds that it still has copynotify stateid associated with it. We currently print a warning and is triggerred WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 8858 at fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c:1550 nfs4_free_ol_stateid+0xb0/0x100 [nfsd] This patch, instead, frees the associated copynotify stateid here. If the parent stateid is freed (without freeing the copynotify stateids associated with it), it leads to the list corruption when laundromat ends up freeing the copynotify state later. [ 1626.839430] Internal error: Oops - BUG: 00000000f2000800 [#1] SMP [ 1626.842828] Modules linked in: nfnetlink_queue nfnetlink_log bluetooth cfg80211 rpcrdma rdma_cm iw_cm ib_cm ib_core nfsd nfs_acl lockd grace nfs_localio ext4 crc16 mbcache jbd2 overlay uinput snd_seq_dummy snd_hrtimer qrtr rfkill vfat fat uvcvideo snd_hda_codec_generic videobuf2_vmalloc videobuf2_memops snd_hda_intel uvc snd_intel_dspcfg videobuf2_v4l2 videobuf2_common snd_hda_codec snd_hda_core videodev snd_hwdep snd_seq mc snd_seq_device snd_pcm snd_timer snd soundcore sg loop auth_rpcgss vsock_loopback vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common vmw_vsock_vmci_transport vmw_vmci vsock xfs 8021q garp stp llc mrp nvme ghash_ce e1000e nvme_core sr_mod nvme_keyring nvme_auth cdrom vmwgfx drm_ttm_helper ttm sunrpc dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log iscsi_tcp libiscsi_tcp libiscsi scsi_transport_iscsi fuse dm_multipath dm_mod nfnetlink [ 1626.855594] CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 199 Comm: kworker/u24:33 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G B W 6.17.0-rc7+ #22 PREEMPT(voluntary) [ 1626.857075] Tainted: [B]=BAD_PAGE, [W]=WARN [ 1626.857573] Hardware name: VMware, Inc. VMware20,1/VBSA, BIOS VMW201.00V.24006586.BA64.2406042154 06/04/2024 [ 1626.858724] Workqueue: nfsd4 laundromat_main [nfsd] [ 1626.859304] pstate: 61400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 1626.860010] pc : __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0x148/0x200 [ 1626.860601] lr : __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0x148/0x200 [ 1626.861182] sp : ffff8000881d7a40 [ 1626.861521] x29: ffff8000881d7a40 x28: 0000000000000018 x27: ffff0000c2a98200 [ 1626.862260] x26: 0000000000000600 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffff8000881d7b20 [ 1626.862986] x23: ffff0000c2a981e8 x22: 1fffe00012410e7d x21: ffff0000920873e8 [ 1626.863701] x20: ffff0000920873e8 x19: ffff000086f22998 x18: 0000000000000000 [ 1626.864421] x17: 20747562202c3839 x16: 3932326636383030 x15: 3030666666662065 [ 1626.865092] x14: 6220646c756f6873 x13: 0000000000000001 x12: ffff60004fd9e4a3 [ 1626.865713] x11: 1fffe0004fd9e4a2 x10: ffff60004fd9e4a2 x9 : dfff800000000000 [ 1626.866320] x8 : 00009fffb0261b5e x7 : ffff00027ecf2513 x6 : 0000000000000001 [ 1626.866938] x5 : ffff00027ecf2510 x4 : ffff60004fd9e4a3 x3 : 0000000000000000 [ 1626.867553] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : ffff000096069640 x0 : 000000000000006d [ 1626.868167] Call trace: [ 1626.868382] __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0x148/0x200 (P) [ 1626.868876] _free_cpntf_state_locked+0xd0/0x268 [nfsd] [ 1626.869368] nfs4_laundromat+0x6f8/0x1058 [nfsd] [ 1626.869813] laundromat_main+0x24/0x60 [nfsd] [ 1626.870231] process_one_work+0x584/0x1050 [ 1626.870595] worker_thread+0x4c4/0xc60 [ 1626.870893] kthread+0x2f8/0x398 [ 1626.871146] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [ 1626.871422] Code: aa1303e1 aa1403e3 910e8000 97bc55d7 (d4210000) [ 1626.871892] SMP: stopping secondary CPUs
- Published
- Dec 6, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 36th percentile
- CWE
- —
Report tools
Action score
35
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · Linux
- 8.8
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
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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
- 5.6affected
- 624322f1adc58acd0b69f77a6ddc764207e97241 and later · before 935a2dc8928670bb2c37e21025331e61ec48ccf4affected · git
- 624322f1adc58acd0b69f77a6ddc764207e97241 and later · before b114996a095da39e38410a0328d4a8aca8c36088affected · git
- 624322f1adc58acd0b69f77a6ddc764207e97241 and later · before 839f56f626723f36904764858467e7a3881b975daffected · git
- 624322f1adc58acd0b69f77a6ddc764207e97241 and later · before 29fbb3ad4018ca2b0988fbac76f4c694cc6d7e66affected · git
- 624322f1adc58acd0b69f77a6ddc764207e97241 and later · before d7be15a634aa3874827d0d3ea47452ee878b8df7affected · git
- 624322f1adc58acd0b69f77a6ddc764207e97241 and later · before f67ad9b33b0e6f00d2acc67cbf9cfa5c756be5fbaffected · git
- 624322f1adc58acd0b69f77a6ddc764207e97241 and later · before 4aa17144d5abc3c756883e3a010246f0dba8b468affected · git
- before 5.6not affected · semver
- 5.10.247 and later · up to and including 5.10.*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 6.1.159-1 | 6.1.159-1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.12.63-1 | 6.12.63-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | before 6.17.9-1 | 6.17.9-1 |
Same product
linux: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2026-74612veth: fix skb length accounting after XDP frag adjustment40Plan
- CVE-2026-74475vxlan: use neigh_ha_snapshot() in route_shortcircuit()40Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2025-40271Dec 6, 2025 · fs/proc: fix uaf in proc_readdir_de()31Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2025-40272Dec 6, 2025 · mm/secretmem: fix use-after-free race in fault handler31Monitor
- Later →CVE-2025-40275Dec 6, 2025 · ALSA: usb-audio: Fix NULL pointer dereference in snd_usb_mixer_controls_badd0Monitor
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 | 29fbb3ad4018ca2b0988fbac76f4c694cc6d7e66 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 4aa17144d5abc3c756883e3a010246f0dba8b468 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 839f56f626723f36904764858467e7a3881b975d | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 935a2dc8928670bb2c37e21025331e61ec48ccf4 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | b114996a095da39e38410a0328d4a8aca8c36088 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | d7be15a634aa3874827d0d3ea47452ee878b8df7 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | f67ad9b33b0e6f00d2acc67cbf9cfa5c756be5fb | Vendor (CNA) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.112.1-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 6.6.117.1-1 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| debian:linux | 6.1.159-1 · 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
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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
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet 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
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- SSVC exploitation— → none
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aa17144d5abc3c756883e3a010246f0dba8b468
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/839f56f626723f36904764858467e7a3881b975d
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/935a2dc8928670bb2c37e21025331e61ec48ccf4
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b114996a095da39e38410a0328d4a8aca8c36088
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7be15a634aa3874827d0d3ea47452ee878b8df7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f67ad9b33b0e6f00d2acc67cbf9cfa5c756be5fb
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.