CVE-2025-39697
NFS: Fix a race when updating an existing write
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFS: Fix a race when updating an existing write After nfs_lock_and_join_requests() tests for whether the request is still attached to the mapping, nothing prevents a call to nfs_inode_remove_request() from succeeding until we actually lock the page group. The reason is that whoever called nfs_inode_remove_request() doesn't necessarily have a lock on the page group head. So in order to avoid races, let's take the page group lock earlier in nfs_lock_and_join_requests(), and hold it across the removal of the request in nfs_inode_remove_request().
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ff42a32784e0f2cb46a46da8e9f473538c13e1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/181feb41f0b268e6288bf9a7b984624d7fe2031d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/202a3432d21ac060629a760fff3b0a39859da3ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76d2e3890fb169168c73f2e4f8375c7cc24a765e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92278ae36935a54e65fef9f8ea8efe7e80481ace
References (11)
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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