CVE-2026-90151

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4: remove callback IDR entry on client allocation failure nfs4_alloc_client() allocates an NFSv4.0 callback identifier before it finishes setting up the client. If any later initialization step fails, the error path frees the nfs_client directly with nfs_free_client(). That bypasses nfs_put_client(), which is where the callback IDR entry is removed during normal teardown. A failed allocation can therefore leave cb_ident_idr pointing at a freed nfs_client. A later NFSv4.0 callback lookup by cb_ident would find the stale pointer and take a reference to it. Make the callback IDR removal helper callable by the allocation failure path, and remove the callback identifier before freeing the client. This was found by a local static-analysis checker for publish-before-free lifetime bugs and confirmed by manual inspection.

Severity

CRITICAL

CVSS score

9.8 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

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

Published

2026-09-17 17:17:08.057000

Last modified

2026-10-19 09:19:05.043000

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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:17:08.057",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:19:05.043",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nNFSv4: remove callback IDR entry on client allocation failure\n\nnfs4_alloc_client() allocates an NFSv4.0 callback identifier before it\nfinishes setting up the client. If any later initialization step fails,\nthe error path frees the nfs_client directly with nfs_free_client(). That\nbypasses nfs_put_client(), which is where the callback IDR entry is\nremoved during normal teardown.\n\nA failed allocation can therefore leave cb_ident_idr pointing at a freed\nnfs_client. A later NFSv4.0 callback lookup by cb_ident would find the\nstale pointer and take a reference to it.\n\nMake the callback IDR removal helper callable by the allocation failure\npath, and remove the callback identifier before freeing the client.\n\nThis was found by a local static-analysis checker for publish-before-free\nlifetime bugs and confirmed by manual inspection."
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