Bug 2532130 (CVE-2026-89658)

Summary: CVE-2026-89658 kernel: NFSD: Prevent client use-after-free during NFSv4.0 revoked-state cleanup
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: 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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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Network File System Daemon (NFSD). During NFSv4.0 revoked-state cleanup, a race condition can occur where a client's state identifier (stateid) reference does not properly prevent the client from being prematurely freed while still in use. This use-after-free vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) or potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-11 20:48:19 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

NFSD: Prevent client use-after-free during NFSv4.0 revoked-state cleanup

nfs40_clean_admin_revoked() takes a stateid reference under
clp->cl_lock, drops nn->client_lock, and calls
nfsd4_drop_revoked_stid(), which dereferences the stateid's client
through s->sc_client->cl_lock.  The stateid reference does not pin the
client, so a teardown racing the dropped lock can free the client
while nfsd4_drop_revoked_stid() is still using it.

This cleanup runs from the laundromat, so a periodic sweep can race
force_expire_client() driven by a write to the clients/<id>/ctl file.

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().