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1:\nel1_irq+0xbc/0x180\narch_counter_get_cntvct+0x14/0x18\nrunning_clock+0xc/0x18\npreempt_count_add+0x88/0x110\nprep_new_page+0xb0/0x220\nget_page_from_freelist+0x2d8/0x1778\n__alloc_pages_nodemask+0x15c/0xef0\n__vmalloc_node_range+0x28c/0x478\n__vmalloc_node_flags_caller+0x8c/0xb0\nkvmalloc_node+0x88/0xe0\nnfsd_init_net+0x6c/0x108 [nfsd]\nops_init+0x44/0x170\nregister_pernet_operations+0x114/0x270\nregister_pernet_subsys+0x34/0x50\ninit_nfsd+0xa8/0x718 [nfsd]\ndo_one_initcall+0x54/0x2e0\n\nCPU 2 :\nUnable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000010\n\nPC is at : exports_net_open+0x50/0x68 [nfsd]\n\nCall trace:\nexports_net_open+0x50/0x68 [nfsd]\nexports_proc_open+0x2c/0x38 [nfsd]\nproc_reg_open+0xb8/0x198\ndo_dentry_open+0x1c4/0x418\nvfs_open+0x38/0x48\npath_openat+0x28c/0xf18\ndo_filp_open+0x70/0xe8\ndo_sys_open+0x154/0x248\n\nSometimes it crashes at exports_net_open() and sometimes cache_seq_next_rcu().\n\nand same is happening on latest 6.14 kernel as well:\n\n[ 0.000000] Linux version 6.14.0-rc5-next-20250304-dirty\n...\n[ 285.455918] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 00001f4800001f48\n...\n[ 285.464902] pc : cache_seq_next_rcu+0x78/0xa4\n...\n[ 285.469695] Call trace:\n[ 285.470083] cache_seq_next_rcu+0x78/0xa4 (P)\n[ 285.470488] seq_read+0xe0/0x11c\n[ 285.470675] proc_reg_read+0x9c/0xf0\n[ 285.470874] vfs_read+0xc4/0x2fc\n[ 285.471057] ksys_read+0x6c/0xf4\n[ 285.471231] __arm64_sys_read+0x1c/0x28\n[ 285.471428] invoke_syscall+0x44/0x100\n[ 285.471633] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x40/0xe0\n[ 285.471870] do_el0_svc_compat+0x1c/0x34\n[ 285.472073] el0_svc_compat+0x2c/0x80\n[ 285.472265] el0t_32_sync_handler+0x90/0x140\n[ 285.472473] el0t_32_sync+0x19c/0x1a0\n[ 285.472887] Code: f9400885 93407c23 937d7c27 11000421 (f86378a3)\n[ 285.473422] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---\n\nIt reproduced simply with below script:\nwhile [ 1 ]\ndo\n/exportfs -r\ndone &\n\nwhile [ 1 ]\ndo\ninsmod /nfsd.ko\nmount 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{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "B6592B0B-A570-4D3F-A648-F0CA0C7A6770", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.35", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "DFD174C5-1AA2-4671-BDDC-1A9FCC753655", "versionEndExcluding": "6.15.4", "versionStartIncluding": "6.13", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nNFSD: fix race between nfsd registration and exports_proc\n\nAs of now nfsd calls create_proc_exports_entry() at start of init_nfsd\nand cleanup by remove_proc_entry() at last of exit_nfsd.\n\nWhich causes kernel OOPs if there is race between below 2 operations:\n(i) exportfs -r\n(ii) mount -t nfsd none /proc/fs/nfsd\n\nfor 5.4 kernel ARM64:\n\nCPU 1:\nel1_irq+0xbc/0x180\narch_counter_get_cntvct+0x14/0x18\nrunning_clock+0xc/0x18\npreempt_count_add+0x88/0x110\nprep_new_page+0xb0/0x220\nget_page_from_freelist+0x2d8/0x1778\n__alloc_pages_nodemask+0x15c/0xef0\n__vmalloc_node_range+0x28c/0x478\n__vmalloc_node_flags_caller+0x8c/0xb0\nkvmalloc_node+0x88/0xe0\nnfsd_init_net+0x6c/0x108 [nfsd]\nops_init+0x44/0x170\nregister_pernet_operations+0x114/0x270\nregister_pernet_subsys+0x34/0x50\ninit_nfsd+0xa8/0x718 [nfsd]\ndo_one_initcall+0x54/0x2e0\n\nCPU 2 :\nUnable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000010\n\nPC is at : exports_net_open+0x50/0x68 [nfsd]\n\nCall trace:\nexports_net_open+0x50/0x68 [nfsd]\nexports_proc_open+0x2c/0x38 [nfsd]\nproc_reg_open+0xb8/0x198\ndo_dentry_open+0x1c4/0x418\nvfs_open+0x38/0x48\npath_openat+0x28c/0xf18\ndo_filp_open+0x70/0xe8\ndo_sys_open+0x154/0x248\n\nSometimes it crashes at exports_net_open() and sometimes cache_seq_next_rcu().\n\nand same is happening on latest 6.14 kernel as well:\n\n[ 0.000000] Linux version 6.14.0-rc5-next-20250304-dirty\n...\n[ 285.455918] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 00001f4800001f48\n...\n[ 285.464902] pc : cache_seq_next_rcu+0x78/0xa4\n...\n[ 285.469695] Call trace:\n[ 285.470083] cache_seq_next_rcu+0x78/0xa4 (P)\n[ 285.470488] seq_read+0xe0/0x11c\n[ 285.470675] proc_reg_read+0x9c/0xf0\n[ 285.470874] vfs_read+0xc4/0x2fc\n[ 285.471057] ksys_read+0x6c/0xf4\n[ 285.471231] __arm64_sys_read+0x1c/0x28\n[ 285.471428] invoke_syscall+0x44/0x100\n[ 285.471633] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x40/0xe0\n[ 285.471870] do_el0_svc_compat+0x1c/0x34\n[ 285.472073] el0_svc_compat+0x2c/0x80\n[ 285.472265] el0t_32_sync_handler+0x90/0x140\n[ 285.472473] el0t_32_sync+0x19c/0x1a0\n[ 285.472887] Code: f9400885 93407c23 937d7c27 11000421 (f86378a3)\n[ 285.473422] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---\n\nIt reproduced simply with below script:\nwhile [ 1 ]\ndo\n/exportfs -r\ndone &\n\nwhile [ 1 ]\ndo\ninsmod /nfsd.ko\nmount -t nfsd none /proc/fs/nfsd\numount /proc/fs/nfsd\nrmmod nfsd\ndone &\n\nSo exporting interfaces to user space shall be done at last and\ncleanup at first place.\n\nWith change there is no Kernel OOPs."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: NFSD: se corrige la ejecuci\u00f3n entre el registro de nfsd y exports_proc A partir de ahora, nfsd llama a create_proc_exports_entry() al inicio de init_nfsd y realiza una limpieza mediante remove_proc_entry() al final de exit_nfsd. Lo que provoca errores OOP del kernel si hay una ejecuci\u00f3n entre las siguientes 2 operaciones: (i) exportfs -r (ii) mount -t nfsd none /proc/fs/nfsd for 5.4 kernel ARM64: CPU 1: el1_irq+0xbc/0x180 arch_counter_get_cntvct+0x14/0x18 running_clock+0xc/0x18 preempt_count_add+0x88/0x110 prep_new_page+0xb0/0x220 get_page_from_freelist+0x2d8/0x1778 __alloc_pages_nodemask+0x15c/0xef0 __vmalloc_node_range+0x28c/0x478 __vmalloc_node_flags_caller+0x8c/0xb0 kvmalloc_node+0x88/0xe0 nfsd_init_net+0x6c/0x108 [nfsd] ops_init+0x44/0x170 register_pernet_operations+0x114/0x270 register_pernet_subsys+0x34/0x50 init_nfsd+0xa8/0x718 [nfsd] do_one_initcall+0x54/0x2e0 CPU 2 : Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000010 PC is at : exports_net_open+0x50/0x68 [nfsd] Call trace: exports_net_open+0x50/0x68 [nfsd] exports_proc_open+0x2c/0x38 [nfsd] proc_reg_open+0xb8/0x198 do_dentry_open+0x1c4/0x418 vfs_open+0x38/0x48 path_openat+0x28c/0xf18 do_filp_open+0x70/0xe8 do_sys_open+0x154/0x248 Sometimes it crashes at exports_net_open() and sometimes cache_seq_next_rcu(). and same is happening on latest 6.14 kernel as well: [ 0.000000] Linux version 6.14.0-rc5-next-20250304-dirty ... [ 285.455918] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 00001f4800001f48 ... [ 285.464902] pc : cache_seq_next_rcu+0x78/0xa4 ... [ 285.469695] Call trace: [ 285.470083] cache_seq_next_rcu+0x78/0xa4 (P) [ 285.470488] seq_read+0xe0/0x11c [ 285.470675] proc_reg_read+0x9c/0xf0 [ 285.470874] vfs_read+0xc4/0x2fc [ 285.471057] ksys_read+0x6c/0xf4 [ 285.471231] __arm64_sys_read+0x1c/0x28 [ 285.471428] invoke_syscall+0x44/0x100 [ 285.471633] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x40/0xe0 [ 285.471870] do_el0_svc_compat+0x1c/0x34 [ 285.472073] el0_svc_compat+0x2c/0x80 [ 285.472265] el0t_32_sync_handler+0x90/0x140 [ 285.472473] el0t_32_sync+0x19c/0x1a0 [ 285.472887] Code: f9400885 93407c23 937d7c27 11000421 (f86378a3) [ 285.473422] ---[ fin del seguimiento 0000000000000000 ]--- Se reprodujo simplemente con el siguiente script: mientras [ 1 ] do /exportfs -r done & mientras [ 1 ] do insmod /nfsd.ko mount -t nfsd none /proc/fs/nfsd umount /proc/fs/nfsd rmmod nfsd done & Por lo tanto, la exportaci\u00f3n de interfaces al espacio de usuario se realizar\u00e1 Por fin, listo y con limpieza desde el principio. 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{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: NFSD: fix race between nfsd registration and exports_proc", "id": "2376410", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2376410"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "7.0", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "details": ["In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nNFSD: fix race between nfsd registration and exports_proc\nAs of now nfsd calls create_proc_exports_entry() at start of init_nfsd\nand cleanup by remove_proc_entry() at last of exit_nfsd.\nWhich causes kernel OOPs if there is race between below 2 operations:\n(i) exportfs -r\n(ii) mount -t nfsd none /proc/fs/nfsd\nfor 5.4 kernel ARM64:\nCPU 1:\nel1_irq+0xbc/0x180\narch_counter_get_cntvct+0x14/0x18\nrunning_clock+0xc/0x18\npreempt_count_add+0x88/0x110\nprep_new_page+0xb0/0x220\nget_page_from_freelist+0x2d8/0x1778\n__alloc_pages_nodemask+0x15c/0xef0\n__vmalloc_node_range+0x28c/0x478\n__vmalloc_node_flags_caller+0x8c/0xb0\nkvmalloc_node+0x88/0xe0\nnfsd_init_net+0x6c/0x108 [nfsd]\nops_init+0x44/0x170\nregister_pernet_operations+0x114/0x270\nregister_pernet_subsys+0x34/0x50\ninit_nfsd+0xa8/0x718 [nfsd]\ndo_one_initcall+0x54/0x2e0\nCPU 2 :\nUnable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000010\nPC is at : exports_net_open+0x50/0x68 [nfsd]\nCall trace:\nexports_net_open+0x50/0x68 [nfsd]\nexports_proc_open+0x2c/0x38 [nfsd]\nproc_reg_open+0xb8/0x198\ndo_dentry_open+0x1c4/0x418\nvfs_open+0x38/0x48\npath_openat+0x28c/0xf18\ndo_filp_open+0x70/0xe8\ndo_sys_open+0x154/0x248\nSometimes it crashes at exports_net_open() and sometimes cache_seq_next_rcu().\nand same is happening on latest 6.14 kernel as well:\n[ 0.000000] Linux version 6.14.0-rc5-next-20250304-dirty\n...\n[ 285.455918] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 00001f4800001f48\n...\n[ 285.464902] pc : cache_seq_next_rcu+0x78/0xa4\n...\n[ 285.469695] Call trace:\n[ 285.470083] cache_seq_next_rcu+0x78/0xa4 (P)\n[ 285.470488] seq_read+0xe0/0x11c\n[ 285.470675] proc_reg_read+0x9c/0xf0\n[ 285.470874] vfs_read+0xc4/0x2fc\n[ 285.471057] ksys_read+0x6c/0xf4\n[ 285.471231] __arm64_sys_read+0x1c/0x28\n[ 285.471428] invoke_syscall+0x44/0x100\n[ 285.471633] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x40/0xe0\n[ 285.471870] do_el0_svc_compat+0x1c/0x34\n[ 285.472073] el0_svc_compat+0x2c/0x80\n[ 285.472265] el0t_32_sync_handler+0x90/0x140\n[ 285.472473] el0t_32_sync+0x19c/0x1a0\n[ 285.472887] Code: f9400885 93407c23 937d7c27 11000421 (f86378a3)\n[ 285.473422] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---\nIt reproduced simply with below script:\nwhile [ 1 ]\ndo\n/exportfs -r\ndone &\nwhile [ 1 ]\ndo\ninsmod /nfsd.ko\nmount -t nfsd none /proc/fs/nfsd\numount /proc/fs/nfsd\nrmmod nfsd\ndone &\nSo exporting interfaces to user space shall be done at last and\ncleanup at first place.\nWith change there is no Kernel OOPs."], "name": "CVE-2025-38232", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2025-07-04T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38232\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38232\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025070429-CVE-2025-38232-8112@gregkh/T"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}

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