nfsd: fix clock domain mismatch in clients_still_reclaiming()
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 6 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: nfsd: fix clock domain mismatch in clients_still_reclaiming() clients_still_reclaiming() computes a deadline from nn->boot_time (CLOCK_REALTIME, ~1.7 billion) but compares it against ktime_get_boottime_seconds() (CLOCK_BOOTTIME, seconds since boot). The comparison is always false — it would take ~54 years of uptime for BOOTTIME to exceed the REALTIME-derived deadline. This means any client can hold the server in grace indefinitely by sending CLAIM_PREVIOUS OPEN requests, blocking all non-reclaim operations for all other clients. Add boot_time_bt (CLOCK_BOOTTIME) alongside the existing boot_time and use it for the deadline computation. boot_time (CLOCK_REALTIME) is preserved for its cl_boot clientid-nonce role.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 5.10.273, 5.15.224, 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.111, 6.18.51, 7.2.4, 7.3
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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89685
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3574-3v33-rcrf
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/Linux@04c3e4456fe76e8d7c94171009df3165c3262c51, Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-29 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/Linux@2c9efc6b692a153643d0f204b3c3632cb6b5761e, Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected] +3 · CNA
- 2026-10-30 3 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-01 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ca44a63d9a554ba7ad05b06d88746eab08b760e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c9efc6b692a153643d0f204b3c3632cb6b5761e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a22ee3a2cadef44f2edeb909ae36bd72450a3a35
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04c3e4456fe76e8d7c94171009df3165c3262c51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e92e80c5b043108029bc729b30d12c37158fb9cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9cec313efb2fd18d962aad738a4892bce806016
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9843649196221152b6e5d138a3ce859bdaae1d96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09ea3eb9a518565f5bca386e81b993ed8825f5e8
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Sources
- CVE-2026-89685 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-89685 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3574-3v33-rcrf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-89685 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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