# CVE-2026-53026: NFSD: fix nfs4\_file access extra count in nfsd4\_add\_rdaccess\_to\_wrdeleg

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.33
- Published: 2026-06-24 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.18.4, fixed in 6.18.33
- Linux: 6.19

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: fix nfs4_file access extra count in nfsd4_add_rdaccess_to_wrdeleg In nfsd4_add_rdaccess_to_wrdeleg, if fp->fi_fds[O_RDONLY] is already set by another thread, __nfs4_file_get_access should not be called to increment the nfs4_file access count since that was already done by the thread that added READ access to the file. The extra fi_access count in nfs4_file can prevent the corresponding nfsd_file from being freed. When stopping nfs-server service, these extra access counts trigger a BUG in kmem_cache_destroy() that shows nfsd_file object remaining on __kmem_cache_shutdown. This problem can be reproduced by running the Git project's test suite over NFS.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.33) per the references below.
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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/4584229395d0d65bd517780afe97ffea07cb2c3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b81572b073441dfd32213e41857676d0dbff4665
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b48f44f36e6607b2f818560f19deb86b4a9c717b

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