# CVE-2026-89685: nfsd: fix clock domain mismatch in clients\_still\_reclaiming()

- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.111, 6.18.51, 7.2.4
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.6
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.6.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.51; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: fix clock domain mismatch in clients_still_reclaiming() clients_still_reclaiming() computes a deadline from nn->boot_time (CLOCK_REALTIME, ~1.7 billion) but compares it against ktime_get_boottime_seconds() (CLOCK_BOOTTIME, seconds since boot). The comparison is always false — it would take ~54 years of uptime for BOOTTIME to exceed the REALTIME-derived deadline. This means any client can hold the server in grace indefinitely by sending CLAIM_PREVIOUS OPEN requests, blocking all non-reclaim operations for all other clients. Add boot_time_bt (CLOCK_BOOTTIME) alongside the existing boot_time and use it for the deadline computation. boot_time (CLOCK_REALTIME) is preserved for its cl_boot clientid-nonce role.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.111, 6.18.51, 7.2.4) 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/7ca44a63d9a554ba7ad05b06d88746eab08b760e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c9efc6b692a153643d0f204b3c3632cb6b5761e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a22ee3a2cadef44f2edeb909ae36bd72450a3a35
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04c3e4456fe76e8d7c94171009df3165c3262c51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e92e80c5b043108029bc729b30d12c37158fb9cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9cec313efb2fd18d962aad738a4892bce806016
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9843649196221152b6e5d138a3ce859bdaae1d96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09ea3eb9a518565f5bca386e81b993ed8825f5e8

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