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CVE-2024-41076: NFSv4: Fix memory leak in nfs4_set_security_label

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4: Fix memory leak in nfs4_set_security_label We leak nfs_fattr and nfs4_label every time we set a security xattr.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 6.1.101; from 6.2 before 6.6.42; from 6.7 before 6.9.11 — fixed in 6.1.101, 6.6.42, 6.9.11

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1.101, 6.6.42, 6.9.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/899604a7c958771840941caff9ee3dd8193d984c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aad11473f8f4be3df86461081ce35ec5b145ba68
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b98090699319e64f5de1e8db5bb75870f1eb1c6e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d130220ccc94d74d70da984a199477937e7bf03c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/899604a7c958771840941caff9ee3dd8193d984c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aad11473f8f4be3df86461081ce35ec5b145ba68
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b98090699319e64f5de1e8db5bb75870f1eb1c6e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d130220ccc94d74d70da984a199477937e7bf03c
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

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