# CVE-2024-42078: nfsd: initialise nfsd\_info.mutex early.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-29 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: initialise nfsd_info.mutex early. nfsd_info.mutex can be dereferenced by svc_pool_stats_start() immediately after the new netns is created. Currently this can trigger an oops. Move the initialisation earlier before it can possibly be dereferenced.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e8b94045bc77ce4f085ddfb9eb04e5760e66169
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0011bca603c101f2a3c007bdb77f7006fa78fb1

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