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🛡️ CVE-2024-50121 — kernel

🟠 CVSS 7.8 — High ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
7.8
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

nfsd: cancel nfsd_shrinker_work using sync mode in nfs4_state_shutdown_net

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

nfsd: cancel nfsd_shrinker_work using sync mode in nfs4_state_shutdown_net

In the normal case, when we excute echo 0 > /proc/fs/nfsd/threads, the

function nfs4_state_destroy_net in nfs4_state_shutdown_net will

release all resources related to the hashed nfs4_client. If the

nfsd_client_shrinker is running concurrently, the expire_client

function will first unhash this client and then destroy it. This can

lead to the following warning. Additionally, numerous use-after-free

errors may occur as well.

nfsd_client_shrinker echo 0 > /proc/fs/nfsd/threads

expire_client nfsd_shutdown_net

unhash_client ...

nfs4_state_shutdown_net

/* won't wait shrinker exit */

/* cancel_work(&nn->nfsd_shrinker_work)

  • nfsd_file for this /* won't destroy unhashed client1 */
  • client1 still alive nfs4_state_destroy_net

*/

nfsd_file_cache_shutdown

/* trigger warning */

kmem_cache_destroy(nfsd_file_slab)

kmem_cache_destroy(nfsd_file_mark_slab)

/* release nfsd_file and mark */

__destroy_client

====================================================================

BUG nfsd_file (Not tainted): Objects remaining in nfsd_file on

__kmem_cache_shutdown()

--------------------------------------------------------------------

CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 764 Comm: sh Not tainted 6.12.0-rc3+ #1

dump_stack_lvl+0x53/0x70

slab_err+0xb0/0xf0

__kmem_cache_shutdown+0x15c/0x310

kmem_cache_destroy+0x66/0x160

nfsd_file_cache_shutdown+0xac/0x210 [nfsd]

nfsd_destroy_serv+0x251/0x2a0 [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

====================================================================

BUG nfsd_file_mark (Tainted: G B W ): Objects remaining

nfsd_file_mark on __kmem_cache_shutdown()

--------------------------------------------------------------------

dump_stack_lvl+0x53/0x70

slab_err+0xb0/0xf0

__kmem_cache_shutdown+0x15c/0x310

kmem_cache_destroy+0x66/0x160

nfsd_file_cache_shutdown+0xc8/0x210 [nfsd]

nfsd_destroy_serv+0x251/0x2a0 [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

To resolve this issue, cancel nfsd_shrinker_work using synchronous

mode in nfs4_state_shutdown_net.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Affected software

CVE-2024-50121 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • kernel (from 6.2.0 up to 6.11.6)
  • linux-kernel

Timeline and source

Published on 5 November 2024 and last revised on 12 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

cert-portal.siemens.com (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)

Other advisories for this package

kernel has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

CVE-2024-50121 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity High
CVSS Score 7.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2024-11-05
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-12

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
kernel 6.2.0 6.11.6
linux-kernel — —

References

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