CVE-2022-50241
NFSD: fix use-after-free on source server when doing inter-server copy
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Sep 15, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 15, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
NFSD: fix use-after-free on source server when doing inter-server copy
Use-after-free occurred when the laundromat tried to free expired cpntf_state entry on the s2s_cp_stateids list after inter-server copy completed. The sc_cp_list that the expired copy state was inserted on was already freed.
When COPY completes, the Linux client normally sends LOCKU(lock_state x), FREE_STATEID(lock_state x) and CLOSE(open_state y) to the source server. The nfs4_put_stid call from nfsd4_free_stateid cleans up the copy state from the s2s_cp_stateids list before freeing the lock state's stid.
However, sometimes the CLOSE was sent before the FREE_STATEID request. When this happens, the nfsd4_close_open_stateid call from nfsd4_close frees all lock states on its st_locks list without cleaning up the copy state on the sc_cp_list list. When the time the FREE_STATEID arrives the server returns BAD_STATEID since the lock state was freed. This causes the use-after-free error to occur when the laundromat tries to free the expired cpntf_state.
This patch adds a call to nfs4_free_cpntf_statelist in nfsd4_close_open_stateid to clean up the copy state before calling free_ol_stateid_reaplist to free the lock state's stid on the reaplist.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbacfcde5fff25ac22597e8373a065c647da6738
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83b94969751a691347606dbe6b1865efcfa5a643
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ea71246b7a02af675d733e72d14bd0d591d5f4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35aa0fb8c3033a3d78603356e96fc18c5b9cceb2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/019805fea91599b22dfa62ffb29c022f35abeb06
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