In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4.2: Rework scratch handling for READ_PLUS (again) I found that the read code might send multiple requests using the same nfs_pgio_header, but nfs4_proc_read_setup() is only called once. This is how we ended up occasionally double-freeing the scratch buffer, but also means we set a NULL pointer but non-zero length to the xdr scratch buffer. This results in an oops the first time decoding needs to copy something to scratch, which frequently happens when decoding READ_PLUS hole segments. I fix this by moving scratch handling into the pageio read code. I provide a function to allocate scratch space for decoding read replies, and free the scratch buffer when the nfs_pgio_header is freed.
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Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4.2: Rework scratch handling for READ_PLUS (again) I found that the read code might send multiple requests using the same nfs_pgio_header, but nfs4_proc_read_setup() is only called once. This is how we ended up occasionally double-freeing the scratch buffer, but also means we set a NULL pointer but non-zero length to the xdr scratch buffer. This results in an oops the first time decoding needs to copy something to scratch, which frequently happens when decoding READ_PLUS hole segments. I fix this by moving scratch handling into the pageio read code. I provide a function to allocate scratch space for decoding read replies, and free the scratch buffer when the nfs_pgio_header is freed.
Title NFSv4.2: Rework scratch handling for READ_PLUS (again)
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-09-17T14:56:50.287Z

Updated: 2025-09-17T14:56:50.287Z

Reserved: 2025-09-17T14:54:09.733Z

Link: CVE-2023-53360

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-09-17T15:15:40.123

Modified: 2025-09-17T15:15:40.123

Link: CVE-2023-53360

cve-icon Redhat

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