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CVE-2026-89498

Low risk· EPSS 6%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel orangefs filesystem, orangefs_devreq_write_iter() frees op->downcall.trailer_buf with vfree() when copy_from_iter_full() fails but does not clear the pointer before goto Efault. This causes a deterministic double-free on the readdir side when a client sends a downcall with trailer_size exceeding the supplied bytes.

Risk Assessment

The deterministic double-free can lead to kernel heap corruption, system crashes, or potential arbitrary code execution by a local attacker with access to /dev/pvfs2-req.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version with the fix that clears the trailer_buf pointer after freeing, making the readdir-side vfree() a no-op.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: orangefs: fix double-free of trailer_buf on readdir copy failure On a readdir downcall, orangefs_devreq_write_iter() frees op->downcall.trailer_buf with vfree() when copy_from_iter_full() fails, but does not clear the pointer before goto Efault. The waiter in do_readdir() is then woken with a negative status and frees the same pointer again on its r < 0 path, causing a deterministic double-free. A client holding /dev/pvfs2-req triggers it by sending a readdir downcall whose declared trailer_size exceeds the bytes it supplies. Clear the pointer after freeing so the readdir-side vfree() becomes a no-op.

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