{"id":"CVE-2024-42078","summary":"nfsd: initialise nfsd_info.mutex early.","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnfsd: initialise nfsd_info.mutex early.\n\nnfsd_info.mutex can be dereferenced by svc_pool_stats_start()\nimmediately after the new netns is created.  Currently this can\ntrigger an oops.\n\nMove the initialisation earlier before it can possibly be dereferenced.","modified":"2026-03-20T12:37:36.759757Z","published":"2024-07-29T15:52:40.632Z","database_specific":{"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/42xxx/CVE-2024-42078.json","cna_assigner":"Linux"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e8b94045bc77ce4f085ddfb9eb04e5760e66169"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0011bca603c101f2a3c007bdb77f7006fa78fb1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/42xxx/CVE-2024-42078.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42078"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"7b207ccd983350a5dedd132b57c666186dd02a7c"},{"fixed":"7e8b94045bc77ce4f085ddfb9eb04e5760e66169"},{"fixed":"e0011bca603c101f2a3c007bdb77f7006fa78fb1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-42078.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}