CVE-2024-50046 NFSv4: Prevent NULL-pointer dereference in nfs42_complete_copies()

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Multiple CVEs Affecting nfsd Identified by Microsoft Microsoft has published information on two vulnerabilities affecting the nfsd service. CVE-2024-42078, published on July 29, 2024, involves early initialization of nfsd_info.mutex, while CVE-2025-38231, published on July 4, 2025, addresses the initialization of ssc before laundromat_work to prevent NULL dereference. Both vulnerabilities may impact systems utilizing the nfsd service. 12 sources 39