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CVE-2026-89686 (GCVE-0-2026-89686)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-11 19:46 – Updated: 2026-09-13 06:33
VLAI
Title
nfsd: fix BUG_ON in nfsd4_alloc_layout_stateid on racing delegation revoke
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Linux Affected: c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d , < c517f27498757e616d2a8fe6d16caad1fee422e6 (git)
Affected: c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d , < 607a56fea772c1f4f4989d8e255dd4f7192d9604 (git)
Affected: c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d , < 97bda8b4284d90897a1f1922e5082ff9e35d7c7e (git)
Affected: c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d , < ca94ba36172046be6a694a7986f6931e47ed4d51 (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 4.0
Unaffected: 0 , < 4.0 (semver)
Unaffected: 6.12.109 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.18.50 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.2.4 , ≤ 7.2.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.3-rc1 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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