nfsd: fix BUG_ON in nfsd4_alloc_layout_stateid on racing delegation revoke
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: 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 BUG_ON in nfsd4_alloc_layout_stateid on racing delegation revoke nfsd4_alloc_layout_stateid reads fp->fi_deleg_file without holding fi_lock when the parent stateid is a delegation. A concurrent delegation revoke via the laundromat can clear fi_deleg_file under fi_lock, causing nfsd_file_get() to return NULL and triggering the BUG_ON. This race is client-reachable: two NFS clients can trigger it by having one hold a delegation while another opens the same file to force a recall. When the first client doesn't respond to the recall, the laundromat revokes it. A concurrent LAYOUTGET from any client using the delegation stateid hits the race window. Fix this by taking fi_lock around the fi_deleg_file read in the SC_TYPE_DELEG path, matching the locking discipline of the find_any_file() arm, and replacing the BUG_ON with a graceful error return that cleans up the partially-initialized layout stateid.
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 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 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: Fix deferred |
| 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 |
| 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: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89686
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8hmx-j653-mwq6
- 2026-10-05 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
- 2026-10-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@d12af460df27876661707efab3a8532146cb961f · CNA
- 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@f5011c26246d1abed3dc750c9744e33cb79ff9bc · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5011c26246d1abed3dc750c9744e33cb79ff9bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d12af460df27876661707efab3a8532146cb961f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c517f27498757e616d2a8fe6d16caad1fee422e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/607a56fea772c1f4f4989d8e255dd4f7192d9604
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97bda8b4284d90897a1f1922e5082ff9e35d7c7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca94ba36172046be6a694a7986f6931e47ed4d51
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Sources
- CVE-2026-89686 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-89686 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8hmx-j653-mwq6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-89686 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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