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

NFSv4: Fix free of uninitialized nfs4_label on referral lookup.

Send along the already-allocated fattr along with nfs4_fs_locations, and
drop the memcpy of fattr. We end up growing two more allocations, but this
fixes up a crash as:

PID: 790 TASK: ffff88811b43c000 CPU: 0 COMMAND: "ls"
#0 [ffffc90000857920] panic at ffffffff81b9bfde
#1 [ffffc900008579c0] do_trap at ffffffff81023a9b
#2 [ffffc90000857a10] do_error_trap at ffffffff81023b78
#3 [ffffc90000857a58] exc_stack_segment at ffffffff81be1f45
#4 [ffffc90000857a80] asm_exc_stack_segment at ffffffff81c009de
#5 [ffffc90000857b08] nfs_lookup at ffffffffa0302322 [nfs]
#6 [ffffc90000857b70] __lookup_slow at ffffffff813a4a5f
#7 [ffffc90000857c60] walk_component at ffffffff813a86c4
#8 [ffffc90000857cb8] path_lookupat at ffffffff813a9553
#9 [ffffc90000857cf0] filename_lookup at ffffffff813ab86b
Published: 2025-02-26
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-54811 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4: Fix free of uninitialized nfs4_label on referral lookup. Send along the already-allocated fattr along with nfs4_fs_locations, and drop the memcpy of fattr. We end up growing two more allocations, but this fixes up a crash as: PID: 790 TASK: ffff88811b43c000 CPU: 0 COMMAND: "ls" #0 [ffffc90000857920] panic at ffffffff81b9bfde #1 [ffffc900008579c0] do_trap at ffffffff81023a9b #2 [ffffc90000857a10] do_error_trap at ffffffff81023b78 #3 [ffffc90000857a58] exc_stack_segment at ffffffff81be1f45 #4 [ffffc90000857a80] asm_exc_stack_segment at ffffffff81c009de #5 [ffffc90000857b08] nfs_lookup at ffffffffa0302322 [nfs] #6 [ffffc90000857b70] __lookup_slow at ffffffff813a4a5f #7 [ffffc90000857c60] walk_component at ffffffff813a86c4 #8 [ffffc90000857cb8] path_lookupat at ffffffff813a9553 #9 [ffffc90000857cf0] filename_lookup at ffffffff813ab86b
History

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-908
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:30:00 +0000


Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 26 Feb 2025 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4: Fix free of uninitialized nfs4_label on referral lookup. Send along the already-allocated fattr along with nfs4_fs_locations, and drop the memcpy of fattr. We end up growing two more allocations, but this fixes up a crash as: PID: 790 TASK: ffff88811b43c000 CPU: 0 COMMAND: "ls" #0 [ffffc90000857920] panic at ffffffff81b9bfde #1 [ffffc900008579c0] do_trap at ffffffff81023a9b #2 [ffffc90000857a10] do_error_trap at ffffffff81023b78 #3 [ffffc90000857a58] exc_stack_segment at ffffffff81be1f45 #4 [ffffc90000857a80] asm_exc_stack_segment at ffffffff81c009de #5 [ffffc90000857b08] nfs_lookup at ffffffffa0302322 [nfs] #6 [ffffc90000857b70] __lookup_slow at ffffffff813a4a5f #7 [ffffc90000857c60] walk_component at ffffffff813a86c4 #8 [ffffc90000857cb8] path_lookupat at ffffffff813a9553 #9 [ffffc90000857cf0] filename_lookup at ffffffff813ab86b
Title NFSv4: Fix free of uninitialized nfs4_label on referral lookup.
References

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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T18:59:25.982Z

Reserved: 2025-02-26T02:08:31.568Z

Link: CVE-2022-49418

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-02-26T07:01:18.260

Modified: 2025-09-22T20:01:56.010

Link: CVE-2022-49418

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-02-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-49418 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2025-06-23T08:20:14Z

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