# CVE-2022-49362: NFSD: Fix potential use-after-free in nfsd\_file\_put()

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Fix potential use-after-free in nfsd_file_put() nfsd_file_put_noref() can free @nf, so don't dereference @nf immediately upon return from nfsd_file_put_noref().

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ada1757b259f353cade47037ee0a0249b4cddad3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/261eabe19cb28e4a8587a4442d257b543d7c2d57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/333dcc94ebf53f79f3dc0e7a7c16700bc7ff7e57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6c71c66b0ad8f2b59d9bc08c7a5079b110bec01

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