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CVE-2026-90038

Linux Linux — NFSD: Prevent client use-after-free during export state revocation

Description · from the CVE record

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Prevent client use-after-free during export state revocation nfsd4_revoke_export_states() has the same use-after-free as nfsd4_revoke_states(): it drops nn->client_lock across revoke_one_stid() and the following read of clp->cl_minorversion, but the stateid reference it holds does not pin the client. A teardown racing the dropped lock can free the client while revoke_one_stid() still dereferences it. exportfs -u drives this path through NFSD_CMD_UNLOCK_EXPORT, so an administrator removing an export can race a client expiry. Skip a client that is already expiring and otherwise pin it with cl_rpc_users under client_lock before dropping the lock, matching nfsd4_revoke_states().

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Linux2eac189bb059d31a29937b29ee0f477394198610 – < c05ae58fe06ce2ac34312f649e71c3596bdde358c05ae58fe06ce2ac34312f649e71c3596bdde358CNA
Linux2eac189bb059d31a29937b29ee0f477394198610 – < 2108de53568a64936a0da3e04d85c35df98d3fb62108de53568a64936a0da3e04d85c35df98d3fb6CNA
Linux7.27.2.5CNA

Scores by source

Linux (CNA)9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/c05ae58fe06ce2ac34312f649e71c3596bdde358refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/2108de53568a64936a0da3e04d85c35df98d3fb6