Kernel memory corruption via NFS delegation race
Published Nov 5, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2026
Use-after-free in Linux 6.9 through 6.11.5 allows remote attackers to corrupt kernel memory through concurrent NFSv4.1 operations. The NFSD laundromat marks a delegation state ID revoked without retaining exclusive state protection, while a racing FREE_STATEID removes and frees it before nfsd_breaker_owns_lease dereferences it. An unauthenticated client with TCP access to an enabled NFSv4.1 server can trigger the race, allowing kernel-data access, modification, or a service crash.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in Linux 6.9 through 6.11.5 allows remote attackers to corrupt kernel memory through concurrent NFSv4.1 operations. The NFSD laundromat marks a delegation state ID revoked without retaining exclusive state protection, while a racing FREE_STATEID removes and frees it before nfsd_breaker_owns_lease dereferences it. An unauthenticated client with TCP access to an enabled NFSv4.1 server can trigger the race, allowing kernel-data access, modification, or a service crash.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-50106
- Published
- Nov 5, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- CWE-416, T1210
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.9
- Affected versionversion=83e733161fde43e2f99cefa68e369944460fce39 <8dd91e8d31febf4d9cca3ae1bb4771d33ae7ee5a
- Affected versionversion=83e733161fde43e2f99cefa68e369944460fce39 <967faa26f313a62e7bebc55d5b8122eaee43b929
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