Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-90151

CVE-2026-90151

Linux Linux — NFSv4: remove callback IDR entry on client allocation failure

Description · from the CVE record

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4: remove callback IDR entry on client allocation failure nfs4_alloc_client() allocates an NFSv4.0 callback identifier before it finishes setting up the client. If any later initialization step fails, the error path frees the nfs_client directly with nfs_free_client(). That bypasses nfs_put_client(), which is where the callback IDR entry is removed during normal teardown. A failed allocation can therefore leave cb_ident_idr pointing at a freed nfs_client. A later NFSv4.0 callback lookup by cb_ident would find the stale pointer and take a reference to it. Make the callback IDR removal helper callable by the allocation failure path, and remove the callback identifier before freeing the client. This was found by a local static-analysis checker for publish-before-free lifetime bugs and confirmed by manual inspection.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Linuxf4eecd5da3422e82e88e36c33cbd2595eebcacb1 – < 68c721391b761dbe38d5b0094d2bb6e8489ad92b68c721391b761dbe38d5b0094d2bb6e8489ad92bCNA
Linuxf4eecd5da3422e82e88e36c33cbd2595eebcacb1 – < 9bfdd0f591307b5198826a0e7a5b2f35f87acd2d9bfdd0f591307b5198826a0e7a5b2f35f87acd2dCNA
Linuxf4eecd5da3422e82e88e36c33cbd2595eebcacb1 – < 7c4812eb96bdcafb31a65b12f2aa96659429d1d47c4812eb96bdcafb31a65b12f2aa96659429d1d4CNA
Linuxf4eecd5da3422e82e88e36c33cbd2595eebcacb1 – < fc95ca82d5ae598c428ab5a00ae69f8526d59371fc95ca82d5ae598c428ab5a00ae69f8526d59371CNA
Linuxf4eecd5da3422e82e88e36c33cbd2595eebcacb1 – < 80b1c3d5a881f7d9081aa9f46da9742878a0f89380b1c3d5a881f7d9081aa9f46da9742878a0f893CNA
Linuxf4eecd5da3422e82e88e36c33cbd2595eebcacb1 – < 3f2387e8bfbc4efda5d77c3a11a028d0a119c48f3f2387e8bfbc4efda5d77c3a11a028d0a119c48fCNA
Linuxf4eecd5da3422e82e88e36c33cbd2595eebcacb1 – < 5891c03e150920618db0e9c4ea2d772abacdcfd15891c03e150920618db0e9c4ea2d772abacdcfd1CNA
Linuxf4eecd5da3422e82e88e36c33cbd2595eebcacb1 – < d05c2007b3d84ccba11dc6e9cb3202768cc72f14d05c2007b3d84ccba11dc6e9cb3202768cc72f14CNA
Linux2.6.38–CNA

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/68c721391b761dbe38d5b0094d2bb6e8489ad92brefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/9bfdd0f591307b5198826a0e7a5b2f35f87acd2drefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/7c4812eb96bdcafb31a65b12f2aa96659429d1d4refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/fc95ca82d5ae598c428ab5a00ae69f8526d59371refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/80b1c3d5a881f7d9081aa9f46da9742878a0f893refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/3f2387e8bfbc4efda5d77c3a11a028d0a119c48frefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/5891c03e150920618db0e9c4ea2d772abacdcfd1refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/d05c2007b3d84ccba11dc6e9cb3202768cc72f14