# CVE-2022-49103: NFSv4.2: fix reference count leaks in \_nfs42\_proc\_copy\_notify()

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4.2: fix reference count leaks in _nfs42_proc_copy_notify() [You don't often get email from xiongx18@fudan.edu.cn. Learn why this is important at http://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification.] The reference counting issue happens in two error paths in the function _nfs42_proc_copy_notify(). In both error paths, the function simply returns the error code and forgets to balance the refcount of object `ctx`, bumped by get_nfs_open_context() earlier, which may cause refcount leaks. Fix it by balancing refcount of the `ctx` object before the function returns in both error paths.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b9feec97c1fc7dd9bb69f62c4905cddf1801599
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b37f482ba9f0e6382c188e3fccf6c4b2fdc938eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb73bf6305f4eb8f0cf9a61ee874d55f019d6dc4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f46f632f9cfae4b2e3635fa58840a8ec584c42e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7f114edd54326f730a754547e7cfb197b5bc132

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