NFS: Pin the 'struct nfs_server' during a FREE_STATEID call
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFS: Pin the 'struct nfs_server' during a FREE_STATEID call Dan Aloni reports that he was able to hit a use-after-free bug if a FREE_STATEID operation gets delayed for whatever reason. Fix this by bumping the refcount of the 'struct nfs_server' object for the duration of the FREE_STATEID so it doesn't get cleaned up from underneath us while operations are still in flight.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74730
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rmc7-77jw-fvm4
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed2f92ce2fc48463c41e0e540b9a3454889e8af8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d858ab09e787106432d4d9830bad9dfedf02f890
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af62f1af182d33a0de38308c012841885d8ab92e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caee6a68ffaa5016dfc01cd0b3dc1896a32e3abd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed1161ab6239761958b38d5667225634fc2be894
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d71dfffa512e71b166a889484e4c3b148a9a3af2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80ed3d762628b36c9e4b22fac7c65b72ef3b13dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf616096a0f3a2b60f7d68b6b39674a6867ded9c
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74730 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74730 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rmc7-77jw-fvm4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74730 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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