CVE-2024-36958 NFSD: Fix nfsd4_encode_fattr4() crasher

What is CVE-2024-36958?

CVE-2024-36958 is a critical vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 30 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

NFSD: Fix nfsd4_encode_fattr4() crasher

Ensure that args.acl is initialized early. It is used in an unconditional call to kfree() on the way out of nfsd4_encode_fattr4().

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36958?

It affects 10 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Netapp Converged Systems Advisor Agent, Netapp H300s Firmware, Netapp H410c Firmware, Netapp H410s Firmware, Netapp H500s Firmware and 4 more.

How do I fix CVE-2024-36958?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-36958 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36958 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
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Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-36958, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36958, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36958.