CVE-2026-90037

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Prevent client use-after-free during close_lru reaping An nfs4_openowner left on nn->close_lru after its final CLOSE keeps its last closed stateid in oo_last_closed_stid, holding only a raw pointer to its nfs4_client. The laundromat reaps timed-out entries, drops nn->client_lock, and calls nfs4_put_stid(), which dereferences the client through cl_lock. Nothing pins the client across that window, so a concurrent force_expire_client() can free it and nfs4_put_stid() reads freed memory. __destroy_client() hits the same race, walking clp->cl_openowners without cl_lock. Pin the client with cl_rpc_users before dropping client_lock, and skip clients already expiring. __destroy_client() then cleans up its own close_lru entries through release_last_closed_stateid(), so teardown no longer races the laundromat.

Severity

CRITICAL

CVSS score

9.8 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

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

Published

2026-09-16 11:17:16.910000

Last modified

2026-10-30 13:20:39.433000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-90037",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-16T11:17:16.910",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T13:20:39.433",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nNFSD: Prevent client use-after-free during close_lru reaping\n\nAn nfs4_openowner left on nn->close_lru after its final CLOSE keeps\nits last closed stateid in oo_last_closed_stid, holding only a raw\npointer to its nfs4_client. The laundromat reaps timed-out entries,\ndrops nn->client_lock, and calls nfs4_put_stid(), which dereferences\nthe client through cl_lock. Nothing pins the client across that\nwindow, so a concurrent force_expire_client() can free it and\nnfs4_put_stid() reads freed memory. __destroy_client() hits the same\nrace, walking clp->cl_openowners without cl_lock.\n\nPin the client with cl_rpc_users before dropping client_lock, and\nskip clients already expiring. __destroy_client() then cleans up its\nown close_lru entries through release_last_closed_stateid(), so\nteardown no longer races the laundromat."
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