Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nfsd: release svc_expkey/svc_export with rcu_work
The last reference for `cache_head` can be reduced to zero in `c_show`
and `e_show`(using `rcu_read_lock` and `rcu_read_unlock`). Consequently,
`svc_export_put` and `expkey_put` will be invoked, leading to two
issues:
1. The `svc_export_put` will directly free ex_uuid. However,
`e_show`/`c_show` will access `ex_uuid` after `cache_put`, which can
trigger a use-after-free issue, shown below.
==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in svc_export_show+0x362/0x430 [nfsd]
Read of size 1 at addr ff11000010fdc120 by task cat/870
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 870 Comm: cat Not tainted 6.12.0-rc3+ #1
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS
1.16.1-2.fc37 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x53/0x70
print_address_description.constprop.0+0x2c/0x3a0
print_report+0xb9/0x280
kasan_report+0xae/0xe0
svc_export_show+0x362/0x430 [nfsd]
c_show+0x161/0x390 [sunrpc]
seq_read_iter+0x589/0x770
seq_read+0x1e5/0x270
proc_reg_read+0xe1/0x140
vfs_read+0x125/0x530
ksys_read+0xc1/0x160
do_syscall_64+0x5f/0x170
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
Allocated by task 830:
kasan_save_stack+0x20/0x40
kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
__kasan_kmalloc+0x8f/0xa0
__kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x1bc/0x400
kmemdup_noprof+0x22/0x50
svc_export_parse+0x8a9/0xb80 [nfsd]
cache_do_downcall+0x71/0xa0 [sunrpc]
cache_write_procfs+0x8e/0xd0 [sunrpc]
proc_reg_write+0xe1/0x140
vfs_write+0x1a5/0x6d0
ksys_write+0xc1/0x160
do_syscall_64+0x5f/0x170
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
Freed by task 868:
kasan_save_stack+0x20/0x40
kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60
__kasan_slab_free+0x37/0x50
kfree+0xf3/0x3e0
svc_export_put+0x87/0xb0 [nfsd]
cache_purge+0x17f/0x1f0 [sunrpc]
nfsd_destroy_serv+0x226/0x2d0 [nfsd]
nfsd_svc+0x125/0x1e0 [nfsd]
write_threads+0x16a/0x2a0 [nfsd]
nfsctl_transaction_write+0x74/0xa0 [nfsd]
vfs_write+0x1a5/0x6d0
ksys_write+0xc1/0x160
do_syscall_64+0x5f/0x170
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
2. We cannot sleep while using `rcu_read_lock`/`rcu_read_unlock`.
However, `svc_export_put`/`expkey_put` will call path_put, which
subsequently triggers a sleeping operation due to the following
`dput`.
=============================
WARNING: suspicious RCU usage
5.10.0-dirty #141 Not tainted
-----------------------------
...
Call Trace:
dump_stack+0x9a/0xd0
___might_sleep+0x231/0x240
dput+0x39/0x600
path_put+0x1b/0x30
svc_export_put+0x17/0x80
e_show+0x1c9/0x200
seq_read_iter+0x63f/0x7c0
seq_read+0x226/0x2d0
vfs_read+0x113/0x2c0
ksys_read+0xc9/0x170
do_syscall_64+0x33/0x40
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x67/0xd1
Fix these issues by using `rcu_work` to help release
`svc_expkey`/`svc_export`. This approach allows for an asynchronous
context to invoke `path_put` and also facilitates the freeing of
`uuid/exp/key` after an RCU grace period.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.20 | 6.1.191 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.12.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.12.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.10 | linux +8 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-raspi +3 | No fix yet | — |
Show 14 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux +35 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | 6.11.0-1009.10~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oem-6.11 | 6.11.0-1015.15 | USN-7310-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux +59 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux +21 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.4 +6 | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | rv +76 | 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1 | RHSA-2025:20095 |
| RHEL 9 | rv +77 | 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:6966 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9.6 EUS | rv +77 | 5.14.0-570.112.1.el9_6 | RHSA-2026:14339 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 10 | rv +74 | 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1 | ALSA-2025:20095 |
| AlmaLinux 9 | rv +73 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 10 | kernel | 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1 | RLSA-2025:20095 |
| Rocky Linux 9 | kernel | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | RLSA-2025:20518 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-64kb +6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-azure +2 | 6.4.0-150600.8.23.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:0117-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-coco +3 | 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:0289-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1.150600.12.14.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1 |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-24.1.21.4 | SUSE-SU-2025:20248-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5 | 1-1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5 | 1-1.2 | SUSE-SU-2025:20248-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-rt +4 | 6.4.0-25.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1, SUSE-SU-2025:20248-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-24.1.21.4 | SUSE-SU-2025:20165-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5 | 1-1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5 | 1-1.2 | SUSE-SU-2025:20165-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-rt +4 | 6.4.0-25.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1, SUSE-SU-2025:20165-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-default | 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_7 | 1-150600.1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:0153-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_7 | 1-150600.13.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 | kernel-rt +3 | 6.4.0-150600.10.23.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:0153-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | dtb-aarch64 +10 | 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-azure +2 | 6.4.0-150600.8.23.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:0117-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1.150600.12.14.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-rt +3 | 6.4.0-150600.10.23.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:0153-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | kernel | No fix yet | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | kernel-uek +34 | 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el10uek | ELSA-2025-20530, ELSA-2025-20480 |
Advisories 20
- RHSA-2026:14339 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 13, 2026
- RHSA-2025:6966 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 13, 2026
- RHSA-2025:20095 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 13, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-3762 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 10, 2026
- USN-7310-1 linux-oem-6.11 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- ALSA-2025:20095 Moderate: kernel security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2025:20518 Moderate: kernel security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2253 IBM Security Verify Access: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 17, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20165-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20248-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:0117-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:0153-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:0289-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- RLSA-2025:20095 Moderate: kernel security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Nov 27, 2025
- RLSA-2025:20518 Moderate: kernel security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Nov 21, 2025
- ELSA-2025-20530 Important: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Aug 18, 2025
- ELSA-2025-20480 Important: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jul 17, 2025
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a98fa661769edacd3bf319c4a150f00bea61945b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd8524148dd8c123334b066faa90590ba2ef8e6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e4854599200f4d021df8ae17e69221d7c149f3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad4363a24a5746b257c0beb5d8cc68f9b62c173f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8c989a0c89a75d30f899a7cabdc14d72522bb8d