Bug 2532111 (CVE-2026-89669)

Summary:	CVE-2026-89669 kernel: nfsd: initialize copy-notify stateid before publishing it
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the `nfsd` component of the Linux kernel. A use-after-free vulnerability exists due to improper initialization of the copy-notify state ID before its publication. A remote attacker could exploit this by sending a crafted `OFFLOAD_CANCEL` operation, leading to a race condition that frees the state ID prematurely. This could result in a use-after-free, potentially allowing for arbitrary code execution or denial of service.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-11 20:43:19 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nfsd: initialize copy-notify stateid before publishing it

nfsd4_copy_notify() finished initializing the cpntf state after
nfs4_alloc_init_cpntf_state() had already linked it into the
s2s_cp_stateids IDR and the parent's sc_cp_list, with cs_count == 1 (the
membership reference) and none held for the caller. A racing
OFFLOAD_CANCEL (crafted cl_id == nn->s2s_cp_cl_id plus the guessable
so_id) could reach manage_cpntf_state() and free the entry, turning the
caller's subsequent cpn_cnr_stateid read and cp_p_stateid/cp_p_clid
writes into use-after-free. The owning clientid was also only recorded
after publication, so it could not gate an ownership check in that window.

Record cp_p_stateid and cp_p_clid inside nfs4_alloc_init_cpntf_state()
before nfs4_init_cp_state() publishes the entry, and return it with an
extra reference. The caller reads the stateid under that reference and
drops it with nfs4_put_cpntf_state(); on a late error the laundromat
reaps the entry.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-09-18 18:48:33 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-89669.mbox