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          "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nNFSD: Handle layout stid in nfsd4_drop_revoked_stid()\n\nnfsd4_drop_revoked_stid() has no SC_TYPE_LAYOUT case, so when a\nclient sends FREE_STATEID for an admin-revoked layout stid, the\ndefault branch releases cl_lock and returns without unhashing or\nreleasing the stid.  The stid remains in the IDR and on the\nper-client list until the client is destroyed.\n\nRemove the layout stid from the per-client list and call\nnfs4_put_stid() to drop the creation reference.  When the\nrefcount reaches zero, nfsd4_free_layout_stateid() handles the\nremaining cleanup: cancelling the fence worker, removing from\nthe per-file list, and freeing the slab object."
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              "value": "AV:N - The flaw is reached through nfsd\u0027s NFSv4 OP_FREE_STATEID handler, processing attacker-controlled RPC compounds over the network on TCP port 2049 via nfsd_dispatch to nfsd4_proc_compound to nfsd4_free_stateid.\nAC:L - Once a client holds admin-revoked pNFS layout stateids, sending FREE_STATEID reliably triggers the leak every time; the attacker controls layout acquisition and the freeing RPC on both sides of the interaction.\nPR:N - Exploitation requires only remote NFSv4 client access to a pNFS-enabled export (EXCHANGE_ID/CREATE_SESSION plus FREE_STATEID), not local shell access or elevated privileges on the Linux host.\nUI:N - No administrator or end-user action on the server is required beyond normal NFS service exposure; the leak is triggered entirely by malicious NFS protocol traffic from a network client.\nS:U - Impact is confined to kernel memory and nfsd state management within the same kernel security boundary; there is no VM escape, container breakout, or cross-authority boundary crossing.\nC:N - The bug retains unreleased layout stateid structures in the IDR and per-client lists without corrupting memory or exposing kernel data; there is no out-of-bounds read or information disclosure primitive.\nI:N - No data modification or memory corruption occurs; the stateid is simply not freed when it should be, leaving stale entries without enabling arbitrary writes or code execution.\nA:H - Each triggered FREE_STATEID permanently leaks a layout stateid slab object and IDR slot until client teardown; a remote NFS client can repeat this for every admin-revoked pNFS layout, causing unbounded kernel memory consumption and nfsd DoS."
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