lockd: fix NULL dereference on lockowner allocation failure
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lockd: fix NULL dereference on lockowner allocation failure nlmclnt_locks_init_private() installs NLM file lock operations even when nlmclnt_find_lockowner() fails to allocate a lockowner. nlmclnt_proc() then returns -ENOMEM, but the VFS still tears down the partially initialized file_lock and calls locks_release_private(). That invokes nlmclnt_locks_release_private(), which dereferences fl->fl_u.nfs_fl.owner and crashes because the owner was never installed. Clear fl_ops before attempting to initialize the NLM private state, and install the NLM lock operations only after a lockowner has been allocated successfully.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. 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 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89484
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7hg8-pf72-7jmh
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@6db5af172ccc3223c8f730a9a4212f6427feee3e · CNA
- 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@b61053a3795c2913a7af3ab6218acfdaf52fcafe · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b61053a3795c2913a7af3ab6218acfdaf52fcafe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6db5af172ccc3223c8f730a9a4212f6427feee3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07adfbb3de7529f58ca708a97ead7fa4fdb71056
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d662f7fc04fde305a27f304b3cd19b614d366839
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51af080ca4e553256c59a75a877b9b4fff828311
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c7fc129db061c7daab841c4f3c342d894832362
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Sources
- CVE-2026-89484 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-89484 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7hg8-pf72-7jmh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-89484 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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