CVE-2023-53360

Critical

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedSep 17, 2025
First seenSep 17, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-415CWE-415

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.4.16, 6.5.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel6.4 ≤ v < 6.4.16, 6.5 ≤ v < 6.5.36.4.16, 6.5.3

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