Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-64722.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-64722
Upstream
Published
2025-07-04T14:15:32Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:20:23.723402Z
Summary
CVE-2025-38231 affecting package kernel for versions less than 6.6.96.1-1
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nfsd: Initialize ssc before laundromat_work to prevent NULL dereference

In nfs4statestartnet(), laundromatwork may access nfsdssc through nfs4laundromat -> nfsd4sscexpireumount. If nfsdssc isn't initialized, this can cause NULL pointer dereference.

Normally the delayed start of laundromatwork allows sufficient time for nfsdssc initialization to complete. However, when the kernel waits too long for userspace responses (e.g. in nfs4statestartnet -> nfsd4endgrace -> nfsd4recordgracedone -> nfsd4cldgracedone -> cldpipe_upcall -> _cldpipeupcall -> waitforcompletion path), the delayed work may start before nfsdssc initialization finishes.

Fix this by moving nfsdssc initialization before starting laundromatwork.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / kernel

Package

Name
kernel
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.6.96.1-1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-64722.json"