CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-89682

Unknown
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel, nfsd_file_dispose_list_delayed() defers fput() to nfsd service threads via a per-net freeme queue that lives in a separately-allocated struct nfsd_fcache_disposal freed during per-net teardown. The global shrinker, laundrette, and fsnotify callbacks can still dereference that pointer, causing a use-after-free.

Risk Assessment

A use-after-free in the kernel can lead to memory corruption, system crash, or potentially privilege escalation. The vulnerability can be triggered by NFS file operations during network namespace teardown.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that inlines the spinlock and freeme list directly into struct nfsd_net, eliminating the separately allocated struct nfsd_fcache_disposal.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: fix fcache_disposal UAF by inlining dispose state into nfsd_net nfsd_file_dispose_list_delayed() defers fput() to nfsd service threads via a per-net freeme queue, preventing the shrinker and GC worker from bearing the cost of closing files (see ffb402596147). However, the queue lives in a separately-allocated struct nfsd_fcache_disposal that is freed by nfsd_free_fcache_disposal_net() during per-net teardown. The global shrinker, laundrette, and fsnotify callbacks can still be inside nfsd_file_dispose_list_delayed() dereferencing that pointer, causing a use-after-free. Inline the spinlock and freeme list directly into struct nfsd_net (as fcache_dispose_lock and fcache_dispose_list), eliminating the separately allocated struct nfsd_fcache_disposal entirely. These fields now have the same lifetime as the net namespace itself, so there is no dangling pointer to chase. nfsd_file_cache_start_net() now just initializes the inline fields and cannot fail due to allocation. nfsd_file_cache_shutdown_net() drains the inline list directly instead of freeing a separate struct. The alloc/free helpers are removed.

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