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THREAT OPS › Threat News › [NVD] CVE-2025-21796 (HIGH 7.8) — In 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

[NVD] CVE-2025-21796 (HIGH 7.8) — In 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

lownvdPublished 2025-02-27

CVE-2025-21796 CVSS: 7.8 HIGH Published: 2025-02-27T03:15:20.497

In 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 nf

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Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21796