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CVE-2024-53073: NFSD: Never decrement pending_async_copies on error

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-11-19 · updated 2026-08-04

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Never decrement pending_async_copies on error The error flow in nfsd4_copy() calls cleanup_async_copy(), which already decrements nn->pending_async_copies.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.11.3 before 6.11.7 — fixed in 6.11.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.11.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1421883aa30c5d26bc3370e2d19cb350f0d5ca28
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8286f8b622990194207df9ab852e0f87c60d35e9
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9467c49437e948c541569007cd412d577942e635
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/949ee5d44d1fd95119b29b3382a933cdc617bf9e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed98d26021db0fe62c327aa9f5e57a90bff3fa94
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb79d68a36e21960341ccab07d1ac06d93830321

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