[PATCH v2] NFSv4.1: zero referring call lists before decoding

From: Jérémy Jean

Date: Thu Aug 20 2026 - 16:54:22 EST


decode_cb_sequence_args() allocates csa_rclists with kmalloc_objs(), so
each referring_call_list starts uninitialized. decode_rc_list() assigns
rcl_refcalls only when rcl_nrefcalls is nonzero. A valid list with zero
referring calls therefore leaves the pointer uninitialized, and
nfs4_callback_sequence() later passes stale slab contents to kfree().

Allocate csa_rclists with kzalloc_objs() so every rcl_refcalls member is
NULL from the beginning, including valid empty referring call lists.

Fixes: 4aece6a19cf7 ("nfs41: cb_sequence xdr implementation")
Assisted-by: Codex:gpt-5
Signed-off-by: Jérémy Jean <Jeremy.Jean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- On Anna's suggestion, use kzalloc_objs() for csa_rclists instead of
initializing each list in decode_rc_list()

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-nfs/ae822c8b-9d47-4a96-a61b-aef730c4c785@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/T/

fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c b/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c
index eec6040556c9..88e1af0fda01 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ static __be32 decode_cb_sequence_args(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
args->csa_nrclists = ntohl(*p++);
args->csa_rclists = NULL;
if (args->csa_nrclists) {
- args->csa_rclists = kmalloc_objs(*args->csa_rclists,
+ args->csa_rclists = kzalloc_objs(*args->csa_rclists,
args->csa_nrclists);
if (unlikely(args->csa_rclists == NULL))
return htonl(NFS4ERR_RESOURCE);
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2.47.3