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nfsd: Fix error cleanup path in nfsd_rename()

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: Fix error cleanup path in nfsd_rename() Commit a8b0026847b8 ("rename(): avoid a deadlock in the case of parents having no common ancestor") added an error bail out path. However this path does not drop the remount protection that has been acquired. Fix the cleanup path to properly drop the remount protection.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.8.5
CVEs
CVE-2024-35914
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 07:50 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

nfsd: Fix error cleanup path in nfsd_rename()

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 May 2024, 08:35 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: Fix error cleanup path in nfsd_rename() Commit a8b0026847b8 ("rename(): avoid a deadlock in the case of parents having no common ancestor") added an error bail out path. However this path does not drop the remount protection that has been acquired. Fix the cleanup path to properly drop the remount protection.

osv:CVE-2024-35914

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.8.5

Complete source record
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