# CVE-2026-89683: nfsd: fix dentry ref leak on V4ROOT export filehandle lookup

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.2.4
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from ef7f6c4904d03ccd7478e1ac20ed75f79c4ac444, fixed in d493cf57f4c4dae5396cd6ad41e5c209d0615a81; from ef7f6c4904d03ccd7478e1ac20ed75f79c4ac444, fixed in c1ae0f973bcba5730871e35976a0ab6878fdac34; from ef7f6c4904d03ccd7478e1ac20ed75f79c4ac444, fixed in 11db8df188b34bdb8c6a3a0bf438e5fc8cd75aca; from ef7f6c4904d03ccd7478e1ac20ed75f79c4ac444, fixed in 6247023fbbec1325029f2d5f2a7cdc0f9f9ea15a
- Linux: 6.12
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.12.0, fixed in 6.12.109; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.50; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: fix dentry ref leak on V4ROOT export filehandle lookup nfsd_set_fh_dentry() leaks the dentry reference from exportfs_decode_fh_raw() when the NFS3_FHSIZE or NFS_FHSIZE switch cases detect NFSEXP_V4ROOT and goto out. The out: label calls exp_put() but never dput(dentry), and fhp->fh_dentry was never assigned so fh_put() cannot compensate. A crafted NFSv3 filehandle targeting a V4ROOT export's fsid triggers the leak on every request.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.2.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d493cf57f4c4dae5396cd6ad41e5c209d0615a81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1ae0f973bcba5730871e35976a0ab6878fdac34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11db8df188b34bdb8c6a3a0bf438e5fc8cd75aca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6247023fbbec1325029f2d5f2a7cdc0f9f9ea15a

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