๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-90037

CRITICAL 9.8

NFSD: Prevent client use-after-free during close_lru reaping

CVSS Score
9.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Prevent client use-after-free during close_lru reaping An nfs4_openowner left on nn->close_lru after its final CLOSE keeps its last closed stateid in oo_last_closed_stid, holding only a raw pointer to its nfs4_client. The laundromat reaps timed-out entries, drops nn->client_lock, and calls nfs4_put_stid(), which dereferences the client through cl_lock. Nothing pins the client across that window, so a concurrent force_expire_client() can free it and nfs4_put_stid() reads freed memory. __destroy_client() hits the same race, walking clp->cl_openowners without cl_lock. Pin the client with cl_rpc_users before dropping client_lock, and skip clients already expiring. __destroy_client() then cleans up its own close_lru entries through release_last_closed_stateid(), so teardown no longer races the laundromat.

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Published Sep 16, 2026
Last Updated Oct 30, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Affected Versions

Linux / Linux
217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c < 1d721729762a413015864b2a56d7fb86fb8efa9f 217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c < adc34b5df5c5d87043cb500b0867fc1c4ad0117e 217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c < 0763482227822f7343557f086afc382086d56c4c 217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c < 83dd59ac1c3455c2c7d8ddb582d980a13199b9b3 217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c < e57a9ed34ea8c17e831de59b8f1a6b2d80d347a1 217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c < 2330b788d732f43668b965b3105b37ceb276dfea
Linux / Linux
3.17

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d721729762a413015864b2a56d7fb86fb8efa9f git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adc34b5df5c5d87043cb500b0867fc1c4ad0117e git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0763482227822f7343557f086afc382086d56c4c git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83dd59ac1c3455c2c7d8ddb582d980a13199b9b3 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e57a9ed34ea8c17e831de59b8f1a6b2d80d347a1 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2330b788d732f43668b965b3105b37ceb276dfea