CVE-2026-89688

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: drop the stateid, not the stateowner, on seqid_op replay retry In nfs4_preprocess_seqid_op() the stateid is obtained from nfsd4_lookup_stateid(), which holds a reference on the nfs4_stid (sc_count) but takes no reference on the stateowner. openlockstateid() merely casts that stid and likewise takes no reference. When nfsd4_cstate_assign_replay() returns -EAGAIN (the replay owner is being torn down, RP_UNHASHED) it has not taken a stateowner reference on that path. The error handling nevertheless called nfs4_put_stateowner(stp->st_stateowner), dropping an so_count reference the function never acquired -- risking a stateowner refcount underflow and use-after-free -- while leaking the sc_count reference held on the stid. The leaked stid reference can also stall a concurrent nfsd4_close_open_stateid() waiting for sc_count to drop. Drop the reference actually held -- the stid -- before retrying. The stateowner stays alive through the reference held by the stid. This mirrors the open path in nfsd4_process_open1(), where the put balances a reference that path explicitly holds on the stateowner.

Severity

CRITICAL

CVSS score

9.8 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-09-11 20:19:55.773000

Last modified

2026-10-19 09:18:07.267000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-89688",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-11T20:19:55.773",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:18:07.267",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnfsd: drop the stateid, not the stateowner, on seqid_op replay retry\n\nIn nfs4_preprocess_seqid_op() the stateid is obtained from\nnfsd4_lookup_stateid(), which holds a reference on the nfs4_stid\n(sc_count) but takes no reference on the stateowner. openlockstateid()\nmerely casts that stid and likewise takes no reference.\n\nWhen nfsd4_cstate_assign_replay() returns -EAGAIN (the replay owner is\nbeing torn down, RP_UNHASHED) it has not taken a stateowner reference on\nthat path. The error handling nevertheless called\nnfs4_put_stateowner(stp->st_stateowner), dropping an so_count reference\nthe function never acquired -- risking a stateowner refcount underflow and\nuse-after-free -- while leaking the sc_count reference held on the stid.\nThe leaked stid reference can also stall a concurrent\nnfsd4_close_open_stateid() waiting for sc_count to drop.\n\nDrop the reference actually held -- the stid -- before retrying. The\nstateowner stays alive through the reference held by the stid. This mirrors\nthe open path in nfsd4_process_open1(), where the put balances a reference\nthat path explicitly holds on the stateowner."
    }
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