GHSA-HGRX-P3HG-CW72
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-27 03:34 – Updated: 2026-07-14 15:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nfsd: clear acl_access/acl_default after releasing them
If getting acl_default fails, acl_access and acl_default will be released simultaneously. However, acl_access will still retain a pointer pointing to the released posix_acl, which will trigger a WARNING in nfs3svc_release_getacl like this:
------------[ cut here ]------------ refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free. WARNING: CPU: 26 PID: 3199 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0xb5/0x170 Modules linked in: CPU: 26 UID: 0 PID: 3199 Comm: nfsd Not tainted 6.12.0-rc6-00079-g04ae226af01f-dirty #8 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.1-2.fc37 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0xb5/0x170 Code: cc cc 0f b6 1d b3 20 a5 03 80 fb 01 0f 87 65 48 d8 00 83 e3 01 75 e4 48 c7 c7 c0 3b 9b 85 c6 05 97 20 a5 03 01 e8 fb 3e 30 ff <0f> 0b eb cd 0f b6 1d 8a3 RSP: 0018:ffffc90008637cd8 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffffffff83904fde RDX: dffffc0000000000 RSI: 0000000000000008 RDI: ffff88871ed36380 RBP: ffff888158beeb40 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: fffff520010c6f56 R10: ffffc90008637ab7 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 0000000000000001 R13: ffff888140e77400 R14: ffff888140e77408 R15: ffffffff858b42c0 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88871ed00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000562384d32158 CR3: 000000055cc6a000 CR4: 00000000000006f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: ? refcount_warn_saturate+0xb5/0x170 ? __warn+0xa5/0x140 ? refcount_warn_saturate+0xb5/0x170 ? report_bug+0x1b1/0x1e0 ? handle_bug+0x53/0xa0 ? exc_invalid_op+0x17/0x40 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20 ? tick_nohz_tick_stopped+0x1e/0x40 ? refcount_warn_saturate+0xb5/0x170 ? refcount_warn_saturate+0xb5/0x170 nfs3svc_release_getacl+0xc9/0xe0 svc_process_common+0x5db/0xb60 ? __pfx_svc_process_common+0x10/0x10 ? __rcu_read_unlock+0x69/0xa0 ? __pfx_nfsd_dispatch+0x10/0x10 ? svc_xprt_received+0xa1/0x120 ? xdr_init_decode+0x11d/0x190 svc_process+0x2a7/0x330 svc_handle_xprt+0x69d/0x940 svc_recv+0x180/0x2d0 nfsd+0x168/0x200 ? __pfx_nfsd+0x10/0x10 kthread+0x1a2/0x1e0 ? kthread+0xf4/0x1e0 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x34/0x60 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 Kernel panic - not syncing: kernel: panic_on_warn set ...
Clear acl_access/acl_default after posix_acl_release is called to prevent UAF from being triggered.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-21796"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-27T03:15:20Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnfsd: clear acl_access/acl_default after releasing them\n\nIf getting acl_default fails, acl_access and acl_default will be released\nsimultaneously. However, acl_access will still retain a pointer pointing\nto the released posix_acl, which will trigger a WARNING in\nnfs3svc_release_getacl like this:\n\n------------[ cut here ]------------\nrefcount_t: underflow; use-after-free.\nWARNING: CPU: 26 PID: 3199 at lib/refcount.c:28\nrefcount_warn_saturate+0xb5/0x170\nModules linked in:\nCPU: 26 UID: 0 PID: 3199 Comm: nfsd Not tainted\n6.12.0-rc6-00079-g04ae226af01f-dirty #8\nHardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS\n1.16.1-2.fc37 04/01/2014\nRIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0xb5/0x170\nCode: cc cc 0f b6 1d b3 20 a5 03 80 fb 01 0f 87 65 48 d8 00 83 e3 01 75\ne4 48 c7 c7 c0 3b 9b 85 c6 05 97 20 a5 03 01 e8 fb 3e 30 ff \u003c0f\u003e 0b eb\ncd 0f b6 1d 8a3\nRSP: 0018:ffffc90008637cd8 EFLAGS: 00010282\nRAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffffffff83904fde\nRDX: dffffc0000000000 RSI: 0000000000000008 RDI: ffff88871ed36380\nRBP: ffff888158beeb40 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: fffff520010c6f56\nR10: ffffc90008637ab7 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 0000000000000001\nR13: ffff888140e77400 R14: ffff888140e77408 R15: ffffffff858b42c0\nFS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88871ed00000(0000)\nknlGS:0000000000000000\nCS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033\nCR2: 0000562384d32158 CR3: 000000055cc6a000 CR4: 00000000000006f0\nDR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000\nDR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n ? refcount_warn_saturate+0xb5/0x170\n ? __warn+0xa5/0x140\n ? refcount_warn_saturate+0xb5/0x170\n ? report_bug+0x1b1/0x1e0\n ? handle_bug+0x53/0xa0\n ? exc_invalid_op+0x17/0x40\n ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20\n ? tick_nohz_tick_stopped+0x1e/0x40\n ? refcount_warn_saturate+0xb5/0x170\n ? refcount_warn_saturate+0xb5/0x170\n nfs3svc_release_getacl+0xc9/0xe0\n svc_process_common+0x5db/0xb60\n ? __pfx_svc_process_common+0x10/0x10\n ? __rcu_read_unlock+0x69/0xa0\n ? __pfx_nfsd_dispatch+0x10/0x10\n ? svc_xprt_received+0xa1/0x120\n ? xdr_init_decode+0x11d/0x190\n svc_process+0x2a7/0x330\n svc_handle_xprt+0x69d/0x940\n svc_recv+0x180/0x2d0\n nfsd+0x168/0x200\n ? __pfx_nfsd+0x10/0x10\n kthread+0x1a2/0x1e0\n ? kthread+0xf4/0x1e0\n ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n ret_from_fork+0x34/0x60\n ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n \u003c/TASK\u003e\nKernel panic - not syncing: kernel: panic_on_warn set ...\n\nClear acl_access/acl_default after posix_acl_release is called to prevent\nUAF from being triggered.",
"id": "GHSA-hgrx-p3hg-cw72",
"modified": "2026-07-14T15:31:18Z",
"published": "2025-02-27T03:34:07Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21796"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fd94884174bd20beb1773990fd3b1aa877688d9"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e59b2b68782519560b3d6a41dd66a3d01a01cd3"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55d947315fb5f67a35e4e1d3e01bb886b9c6decf"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f7cfee1a316891890c505563aa54f3476db52fd"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7faf14a7b0366f153284db0ad3347c457ea70136"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a1737ae42c928384ab6447f6ee1a882510e85fa"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d871523142f7895f250a856f8c4a4181614510"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
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