Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 29, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-42078

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.

Linux/Kernel3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <6.8
- (no CPE)range: 6.8
- (no CPE)
osv-coords
pkg:linux/kernel
Range: >= 6.8.0, < 6.9.8

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