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Oracle Linux: CVE-2025-38231: ELSA-2025-20552: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 4, 2025
Added
Sep 10, 2025
Modified
Sep 10, 2025

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nfsd: Initialize ssc before laundromat_work to prevent NULL dereference
In nfs4_state_start_net(), laundromat_work may access nfsd_ssc through
nfs4_laundromat -> nfsd4_ssc_expire_umount. If nfsd_ssc isn't initialized,
this can cause NULL pointer dereference.
Normally the delayed start of laundromat_work allows sufficient time for
nfsd_ssc initialization to complete. However, when the kernel waits too
long for userspace responses (e.g. in nfs4_state_start_net ->
nfsd4_end_grace -> nfsd4_record_grace_done -> nfsd4_cld_grace_done ->
cld_pipe_upcall -> __cld_pipe_upcall -> wait_for_completion path), the
delayed work may start before nfsd_ssc initialization finishes.
Fix this by moving nfsd_ssc initialization before starting laundromat_work.

Solution

oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
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