CVE-2024-42078 nfsd: initialise nfsd_info.mutex early.

What is CVE-2024-42078?

CVE-2024-42078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

nfsd: initialise nfsd_info.mutex early.

nfsd_info.mutex can be dereferenced by svc_pool_stats_start() immediately after the new netns is created. Currently this can trigger an oops.

Move the initialisation earlier before it can possibly be dereferenced.

Weakness: CWE-665

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42078?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-42078?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-42078 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42078 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as AZL-47133, AZL-47198, BELL-CVE-2024-42078, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42078, GHSA-jg37-q3vp-38x3, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42078.