# CVE-2026-98250: nfsd: fix handling of NFSEXP\_PNFS in the netlink codepath

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.8
- Published: 2026-10-06 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from da9baa5470dcb077a7c9806f0925c60b530c470b, fixed in 30335038d4e25cf017abb0562f4f4eace4f58f96; from da9baa5470dcb077a7c9806f0925c60b530c470b, fixed in f76017a7663c4ce5e379f8a8d39f032bdb1fd865
- Linux: 7.2
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.2.0, fixed in 7.2.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: fix handling of NFSEXP_PNFS in the netlink codepath The rework of how block layouts were checked moved the check for NFSEXP_PNFS out of nfsd4_setup_layout_type() and into the callers. That patch didn't account for the new call in nfsd4_setup_layout_type().

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30335038d4e25cf017abb0562f4f4eace4f58f96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f76017a7663c4ce5e379f8a8d39f032bdb1fd865

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