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CVE-2026-53397 (GCVE-0-2026-53397)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-19 12:01 – Updated: 2026-08-17 04:50
VLAI
Title
nfsd: fix posix_acl leak on SETACL decode failure
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: fix posix_acl leak on SETACL decode failure nfsaclsvc_decode_setaclargs() and nfs3svc_decode_setaclargs() each call nfs_stream_decode_acl() twice, first for NFS_ACL and then for NFS_DFACL. Each successful call transfers ownership of a freshly allocated posix_acl into argp->acl_access or argp->acl_default. If the first call succeeds but the second fails, the decoder returns false and argp->acl_access is left dangling. ACLPROC2_SETACL.pc_release was wired to nfssvc_release_attrstat and ACLPROC3_SETACL.pc_release was wired to nfs3svc_release_fhandle. Both only call fh_put() and have no knowledge of the ACL fields on argp. The posix_acl_release() pairs sat at the out: labels inside nfsacld_proc_setacl() and nfsd3_proc_setacl(), but svc_process() skips pc_func when pc_decode returns false, so that cleanup is unreachable on decode failure: svc_process_common() pc_decode() /* decode_setaclargs: false */ /* pc_func skipped */ pc_release() /* fh_put only -- ACLs leaked */ The orphaned posix_acl is leaked for the lifetime of the server. Fix by adding nfsaclsvc_release_setacl() and nfs3svc_release_setacl(), which release both argp->acl_access and argp->acl_default in addition to fh_put(), and wiring them as pc_release for their respective SETACL procedures. pc_release runs on every path svc_process() takes after decode, including decode failure, so the posix_acl_release() pairs are removed from the proc functions' out: labels to keep ownership in one place. This matches the existing release_getacl() pattern used by the sibling GETACL procedures.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Linux Affected: a257cdd0e2179630d3201c32ba14d7fcb3c3a055 , < b2eb1ffd511d1b3c3e21122f97cbbccea411e277 (git)
Affected: a257cdd0e2179630d3201c32ba14d7fcb3c3a055 , < b94c4be77682aab06d65ca7296149e3bcfb37353 (git)
Affected: a257cdd0e2179630d3201c32ba14d7fcb3c3a055 , < 887f92ceccf3eacd5f2402db21254d66372fae00 (git)
Affected: a257cdd0e2179630d3201c32ba14d7fcb3c3a055 , < 1e96239fddcefacf6afe6c498357be68eacbcabc (git)
Affected: a257cdd0e2179630d3201c32ba14d7fcb3c3a055 , < bd69a825485168ef74e815ecb286754b570fdcc7 (git)
Affected: a257cdd0e2179630d3201c32ba14d7fcb3c3a055 , < 136b416593f1349cf6f72c8e3d18f0f204ee8545 (git)
Affected: a257cdd0e2179630d3201c32ba14d7fcb3c3a055 , < a5b42c1e4ff2befaa6b96f7cbf32174751eba083 (git)
Affected: a257cdd0e2179630d3201c32ba14d7fcb3c3a055 , < 0853ac544c590880d797b04daa33fcb72b6be0e1 (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 2.6.13
Unaffected: 0 , < 2.6.13 (semver)
Unaffected: 5.10.260 , ≤ 5.10.* (semver)
Unaffected: 5.15.211 , ≤ 5.15.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.1.177 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.6.144 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.12.95 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.18.38 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.1.3 , ≤ 7.1.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.2 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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            "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnfsd: fix posix_acl leak on SETACL decode failure\n\nnfsaclsvc_decode_setaclargs() and nfs3svc_decode_setaclargs() each\ncall nfs_stream_decode_acl() twice, first for NFS_ACL and then for\nNFS_DFACL.  Each successful call transfers ownership of a freshly\nallocated posix_acl into argp-\u003eacl_access or argp-\u003eacl_default.  If\nthe first call succeeds but the second fails, the decoder returns\nfalse and argp-\u003eacl_access is left dangling.\n\nACLPROC2_SETACL.pc_release was wired to nfssvc_release_attrstat and\nACLPROC3_SETACL.pc_release was wired to nfs3svc_release_fhandle.\nBoth only call fh_put() and have no knowledge of the ACL fields on\nargp.  The posix_acl_release() pairs sat at the out: labels inside\nnfsacld_proc_setacl() and nfsd3_proc_setacl(), but svc_process()\nskips pc_func when pc_decode returns false, so that cleanup is\nunreachable on decode failure:\n\n    svc_process_common()\n      pc_decode()                  /* decode_setaclargs: false */\n      /* pc_func skipped */\n      pc_release()                 /* fh_put only -- ACLs leaked */\n\nThe orphaned posix_acl is leaked for the lifetime of the server.\n\nFix by adding nfsaclsvc_release_setacl() and nfs3svc_release_setacl(),\nwhich release both argp-\u003eacl_access and argp-\u003eacl_default in addition\nto fh_put(), and wiring them as pc_release for their respective SETACL\nprocedures.  pc_release runs on every path svc_process() takes after\ndecode, including decode failure, so the posix_acl_release() pairs are\nremoved from the proc functions\u0027 out: labels to keep ownership in one\nplace.  This matches the existing release_getacl() pattern used by\nthe sibling GETACL procedures."
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        "lastModified": "2026-08-17T05:17:14.277",
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}



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