CVE-2026-93212

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: guard nfsd_serv deref in nfsd_file_net_dispose nfsd_file_net_dispose() is the consumer side of l->freeme: the nfsd service thread loop calls it to drain entries that the filecache garbage collector and shrinker append via nfsd_file_dispose_list_delayed(). During per-net teardown, nn->nfsd_serv is cleared before the filecache laundrette is shut down, so the service thread can still run a dispose pass that finds more than eight entries on l->freeme and dereferences a NULL svc_serv: nfsd service thread loop nfsd_file_net_dispose(nn) if (!list_empty(&l->freeme)) { ... svc_wake_up(nn->nfsd_serv); /* nn->nfsd_serv == NULL */ } The sibling helper nfsd_file_dispose_list_delayed() already documents this ordering and caches nn->nfsd_serv into a local before testing it for NULL. nfsd_file_net_dispose() was introduced with the same raw svc_wake_up(nn->nfsd_serv) call and never picked up the guard. Fix by loading nn->nfsd_serv into a local svc_serv pointer and only calling svc_wake_up() when it is non-NULL, matching the pattern in nfsd_file_dispose_list_delayed().

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

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

Published

2026-09-24 16:17:16.133000

Last modified

2026-10-19 10:17:12.113000

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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-93212",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-24T16:17:16.133",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T10:17:12.113",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnfsd: guard nfsd_serv deref in nfsd_file_net_dispose\n\nnfsd_file_net_dispose() is the consumer side of l->freeme: the nfsd\nservice thread loop calls it to drain entries that the filecache\ngarbage collector and shrinker append via\nnfsd_file_dispose_list_delayed().  During per-net teardown,\nnn->nfsd_serv is cleared before the filecache laundrette is shut\ndown, so the service thread can still run a dispose pass that finds\nmore than eight entries on l->freeme and dereferences a NULL\nsvc_serv:\n\n    nfsd service thread loop\n      nfsd_file_net_dispose(nn)\n        if (!list_empty(&l->freeme)) {\n            ...\n            svc_wake_up(nn->nfsd_serv);   /* nn->nfsd_serv == NULL */\n        }\n\nThe sibling helper nfsd_file_dispose_list_delayed() already documents\nthis ordering and caches nn->nfsd_serv into a local before testing it\nfor NULL.  nfsd_file_net_dispose() was introduced with the same raw\nsvc_wake_up(nn->nfsd_serv) call and never picked up the guard.\n\nFix by loading nn->nfsd_serv into a local svc_serv pointer and only\ncalling svc_wake_up() when it is non-NULL, matching the pattern in\nnfsd_file_dispose_list_delayed()."
    }
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