CVE-2025-71090

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However, if\nthe client already has a SHARE_ACCESS_READ open from a previous OPEN\noperation, this action overwrites the existing pointer without\nreleasing its reference, orphaning the previous reference.\n\nAdditionally, the function originally stored the same nfsd_file\npointer in both fp->fi_fds[O_RDONLY] and fp->fi_rdeleg_file with\nonly a single reference. When put_deleg_file() runs, it clears\nfi_rdeleg_file and calls nfs4_file_put_access() to release the file.\n\nHowever, nfs4_file_put_access() only releases fi_fds[O_RDONLY] when\nthe fi_access[O_RDONLY] counter drops to zero. If another READ open\nexists on the file, the counter remains elevated and the nfsd_file\nreference from the delegation is never released. This potentially\ncauses open conflicts on that file.\n\nThen, on server shutdown, these leaks cause __nfsd_file_cache_purge()\nto encounter files with an elevated reference count that cannot be\ncleaned up, ultimately triggering a BUG() in kmem_cache_destroy()\nbecause there are still nfsd_file objects allocated in that cache."}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "AV:N - The vulnerable path processes remotely supplied NFSv4.1 COMPOUND OPEN requests through the kernel NFS server. An attacker can trigger it over the network against an exposed NFS export.\nAC:L - The attacker can deterministically retain a READ open using WANT_NO_DELEG and then request an uncontended WRITE-only open that receives a write delegation. No race or condition outside the attacker's control is required.\nPR:N - A permissive read-write export using AUTH_SYS or AUTH_NULL can allow an unauthenticated client to establish a session and open an anonymous or world-accessible file. No pre-existing target-system privileges are required in this reasonable deployment.\nUI:N - The malicious client alone can issue the OPEN, DELEGRETURN, and CLOSE operations needed to create repeatable leaks. No victim user action is required.\nS:U - The leak and resulting denial of service remain within the NFS server and host kernel security authority. No virtualization, sandbox, or other security boundary is crossed.\nC:N - The bug retains valid nfsd_file objects and does not free, over-read, or expose their contents. It provides no memory-disclosure primitive.\nI:N - The overwritten pointer causes an orphaned reference rather than a dangling pointer or memory corruption. It provides no arbitrary write, control-flow hijack, or data-modification primitive.\nA:H - The leak can be repeated across attacker-accessible files, retaining file-cache objects and causing resource exhaustion or open conflicts. During final nfsd cache teardown, the remaining objects trigger the slab BUG/WARN path and can panic systems configured to treat warnings as fatal."}]}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c"], "versions": [{"version": "e7a8ebc305f26cab608e59a916a4ae89d6656c5f", "lessThan": "c07dc84ed67c5a182273171639bacbbb87c12175", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "e7a8ebc305f26cab608e59a916a4ae89d6656c5f", "lessThan": "8072e34e1387d03102b788677d491e2bcceef6f5", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c"], "versions": [{"version": "6.17", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "6.17", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.18.4", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.19", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.17", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.4"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.17", "versionEndExcluding": "6.19"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c07dc84ed67c5a182273171639bacbbb87c12175"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8072e34e1387d03102b788677d491e2bcceef6f5"}], "title": "nfsd: fix nfsd_file reference leak in nfsd4_add_rdaccess_to_wrdeleg()", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

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However, if\nthe client already has a SHARE_ACCESS_READ open from a previous OPEN\noperation, this action overwrites the existing pointer without\nreleasing its reference, orphaning the previous reference.\n\nAdditionally, the function originally stored the same nfsd_file\npointer in both fp->fi_fds[O_RDONLY] and fp->fi_rdeleg_file with\nonly a single reference. When put_deleg_file() runs, it clears\nfi_rdeleg_file and calls nfs4_file_put_access() to release the file.\n\nHowever, nfs4_file_put_access() only releases fi_fds[O_RDONLY] when\nthe fi_access[O_RDONLY] counter drops to zero. If another READ open\nexists on the file, the counter remains elevated and the nfsd_file\nreference from the delegation is never released. This potentially\ncauses open conflicts on that file.\n\nThen, on server shutdown, these leaks cause __nfsd_file_cache_purge()\nto encounter files with an elevated reference count that cannot be\ncleaned up, ultimately triggering a BUG() in kmem_cache_destroy()\nbecause there are still nfsd_file objects allocated in that cache."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nnfsd: corregir fuga de referencia de nfsd_file en nfsd4_add_rdaccess_to_wrdeleg()\n\nnfsd4_add_rdaccess_to_wrdeleg() sobrescribe incondicionalmente fp->fi_fds[O_RDONLY] con un nfsd_file reci\u00e9n adquirido. Sin embargo, si el cliente ya tiene una apertura SHARE_ACCESS_READ de una operaci\u00f3n OPEN anterior, esta acci\u00f3n sobrescribe el puntero existente sin liberar su referencia, dejando hu\u00e9rfana la referencia anterior.\n\nAdem\u00e1s, la funci\u00f3n originalmente almacenaba el mismo puntero nfsd_file tanto en fp->fi_fds[O_RDONLY] como en fp->fi_rdeleg_file con una sola referencia. Cuando se ejecuta put_deleg_file(), borra fi_rdeleg_file y llama a nfs4_file_put_access() para liberar el archivo.\n\nSin embargo, nfs4_file_put_access() solo libera fi_fds[O_RDONLY] cuando el contador fi_access[O_RDONLY] cae a cero. Si existe otra apertura READ en el archivo, el contador permanece elevado y la referencia nfsd_file de la delegaci\u00f3n nunca se libera. Esto potencialmente causa conflictos de apertura en ese archivo.\n\nLuego, al apagar el servidor, estas fugas hacen que __nfsd_file_cache_purge() encuentre archivos con un recuento de referencias elevado que no pueden ser limpiados, lo que finalmente dispara un BUG() en kmem_cache_destroy() porque todav\u00eda hay objetos nfsd_file asignados en esa cach\u00e9."}], "id": "CVE-2025-71090", "lastModified": "2026-07-30T06:24:50.280", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "type": "Secondary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2026-01-13T16:16:08.700", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8072e34e1387d03102b788677d491e2bcceef6f5"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c07dc84ed67c5a182273171639bacbbb87c12175"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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