CVE-2026-93229

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: add missing read barrier to rpc_status_get dumpit seqcount retry The hand-rolled seqcount-like protocol in nfsd_nl_rpc_status_get_dumpit() is missing a read memory barrier (smp_rmb) before its second counter check. The standard kernel read_seqcount_retry() includes smp_rmb() to ensure that all data reads complete before the counter is re-checked. Without this barrier, on weakly-ordered architectures (ARM, POWER), the CPU may reorder field reads past the second counter check, making the retry logic ineffective: it could observe a consistent counter pair while reading fields that have been concurrently modified by the writer. Add smp_rmb() before the second counter check to order the field reads ahead of it, matching the barrier semantics of the standard seqcount read-side. The begin-side smp_load_acquire() already pairs with the smp_store_release() in nfsd_dispatch(); with the smp_rmb() now ordering the field reads, the retry check no longer needs acquire semantics and reads the counter with a plain READ_ONCE(), as read_seqcount_retry() does. [ cel: Use READ_ONCE instead of smp_load_acquire() ]

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

7.1 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

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

Published

2026-09-24 16:17:18.387000

Last modified

2026-10-19 10:17:13.957000

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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-24T16:17:18.387",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T10:17:13.957",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnfsd: add missing read barrier to rpc_status_get dumpit seqcount retry\n\nThe hand-rolled seqcount-like protocol in nfsd_nl_rpc_status_get_dumpit()\nis missing a read memory barrier (smp_rmb) before its second counter\ncheck.  The standard kernel read_seqcount_retry() includes smp_rmb()\nto ensure that all data reads complete before the counter is re-checked.\n\nWithout this barrier, on weakly-ordered architectures (ARM, POWER),\nthe CPU may reorder field reads past the second counter check, making\nthe retry logic ineffective: it could observe a consistent counter pair\nwhile reading fields that have been concurrently modified by the writer.\n\nAdd smp_rmb() before the second counter check to order the field reads\nahead of it, matching the barrier semantics of the standard seqcount\nread-side.  The begin-side smp_load_acquire() already pairs with the\nsmp_store_release() in nfsd_dispatch(); with the smp_rmb() now ordering\nthe field reads, the retry check no longer needs acquire semantics and\nreads the counter with a plain READ_ONCE(), as read_seqcount_retry()\ndoes.\n\n[ cel: Use READ_ONCE instead of smp_load_acquire() ]"
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