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CVE-2026-89686

nfsd: fix BUG_ON in nfsd4_alloc_layout_stateid on racing delegation revoke

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.2.4
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: fix BUG_ON in nfsd4_alloc_layout_stateid on racing delegation revoke nfsd4_alloc_layout_stateid reads fp->fi_deleg_file without holding fi_lock when the parent stateid is a delegation. A concurrent delegation revoke via the laundromat can clear fi_deleg_file under fi_lock, causing nfsd_file_get() to return NULL and triggering the BUG_ON. This race is client-reachable: two NFS clients can trigger it by having one hold a delegation while another opens the same file to force a recall. When the first client doesn't respond to the recall, the laundromat revokes it. A concurrent LAYOUTGET from any client using the delegation stateid hits the race window. Fix this by taking fi_lock around the fi_deleg_file read in the SC_TYPE_DELEG path, matching the locking discipline of the find_any_file() arm, and replacing the BUG_ON with a graceful error return that cleans up the partially-initialized layout stateid.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

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Affected versions

  • Linux Linux

    From c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d · fixed in d12af460df27876661707efab3a8532146cb961f; From c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d · fixed in c517f27498757e616d2a8fe6d16caad1fee422e6; From c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d · fixed in 607a56fea772c1f4f4989d8e255dd4f7192d9604; From c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d · fixed in 97bda8b4284d90897a1f1922e5082ff9e35d7c7e; From c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d · fixed in ca94ba36172046be6a694a7986f6931e47ed4d51

  • Linux Linux

    4.0

  • KernelLinux

    From 4.0.0 · fixed in 6.6.160; From 6.7.0 · fixed in 6.12.109; From 6.13.0 · fixed in 6.18.50; From 6.19.0 · fixed in 7.2.4

References 5

git.kernel.org