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{"cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnfsd: Initialize ssc before laundromat_work to prevent NULL dereference\n\nIn nfs4_state_start_net(), laundromat_work may access nfsd_ssc through\nnfs4_laundromat -> nfsd4_ssc_expire_umount. If nfsd_ssc isn't initialized,\nthis can cause NULL pointer dereference.\n\nNormally the delayed start of laundromat_work allows sufficient time for\nnfsd_ssc initialization to complete. However, when the kernel waits too\nlong for userspace responses (e.g. in nfs4_state_start_net ->\nnfsd4_end_grace -> nfsd4_record_grace_done -> nfsd4_cld_grace_done ->\ncld_pipe_upcall -> __cld_pipe_upcall -> wait_for_completion path), the\ndelayed work may start before nfsd_ssc initialization finishes.\n\nFix this by moving nfsd_ssc initialization before starting laundromat_work."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: nfsd: Inicializar ssc antes de laundromat_work para evitar la desreferencia de punteros NULL. En nfs4_state_start_net(), laundromat_work puede acceder a nfsd_ssc a trav\u00e9s de nfs4_laundromat -> nfsd4_ssc_expire_umount. Si nfsd_ssc no se inicializa, esto puede causar la desreferencia de punteros NULL. Normalmente, el inicio retrasado de laundromat_work permite que la inicializaci\u00f3n de nfsd_ssc se complete con tiempo suficiente. Sin embargo, cuando el n\u00facleo espera demasiado tiempo las respuestas del espacio de usuario (p. ej., en la ruta nfs4_state_start_net -> nfsd4_end_grace -> nfsd4_record_grace_done -> nfsd4_cld_grace_done -> cld_pipe_upcall -> __cld_pipe_upcall -> wait_for_completion), el trabajo retrasado puede comenzar antes de que finalice la inicializaci\u00f3n de nfsd_ssc. Para solucionar esto, mueva la inicializaci\u00f3n de nfsd_ssc antes de iniciar laundromat_work."}], "id": "CVE-2025-38231", "lastModified": "2025-07-08T16:18:53.607", "metrics": {}, "published": "2025-07-04T14:15:32.683", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fccf5f01ed28725cc313a66ca1247eef911d55e"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5060e1a5fef184bd11d298e3f0ee920d96a23236"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83ac1ba8ca102ab5c0ed4351f8ac6e74ac4d5d64"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a97668ec6d73dab237cd1c15efe012a10090a4ed"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b31da62889e6d610114d81dc7a6edbcaa503fcf8"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d622c2ee6c08147ab8c9b9e37d93b6e95d3258e0"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/deaeb74ae9318252829c59a84a7d2316fc335660"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"}

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