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CVE-2024-36958

NFSD: Fix nfsd4_encode_fattr4() crasher

Published: May 30, 2024Updated: Aug 4, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 60.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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().

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

netapp
commercial·US
converged systems advisor agent
Hardware Firmware
solidfire \& hci management node
Hardware Firmware
solidfire \& hci storage node
Hardware Firmware
hci compute node
Hardware Firmware
h300s firmware
Hardware Firmware
h500s firmware
Hardware Firmware
h700s firmware
Hardware Firmware
h410c firmware
Hardware Firmware
Linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
UbuntuOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 2 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18180a4550d08be4eb0387fe83f02f703f92d4e7
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a7b07689af6e4e023404bf69b1230f43b2a15bc
git.kernel.org
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250404-0007/
security.netapp.com
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