Read the docs
TI-2026-60732 Aliases CVE-2026-89689GHSA-49vg-hxcf-g87m

nfsd: don't free session slots that are still in use

Priority MEDIUM 43Published · Updated

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: 7 fixed, 2 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: don't free session slots that are still in use nfsd4_sequence() can free the very slot it is currently processing. When the session shrinker has reduced se_target_maxslots below se_fchannel.maxreqs, the shrink path checks three conditions before calling free_session_slots(): 1. se_target_maxslots < maxreqs (shrink was advertised) 2. slot->sl_generation == se_slot_gen (slot is up-to-date) 3. seq->maxslots <= se_target_maxslots (client acknowledges) However, seq->slotid is never checked against se_target_maxslots. A client using a slot in the range [se_target_maxslots, maxreqs) can satisfy all three conditions: its slot has the current generation (set by a prior SEQUENCE), and it sends sa_highest_slotid <= se_target_maxslots to acknowledge the reduction. free_session_slots() then kfrees every slot at index >= se_target_maxslots, including the caller's own slot. The function continues to write sl_seqid, sl_flags, sl_generation, and stores the dangling pointer in cstate->slot. Later, nfsd4_store_cache_entry() copies up to maxresp_cached bytes of the compound reply into the freed sl_data[] array, corrupting whatever slab object now occupies that address. Additionally, a concurrent thread processing SEQUENCE on a different high-numbered slot can have its slot freed out from under it. NFSD4_SLOT_INUSE is set under nn->client_lock before the lock is released, so any concurrent thread past SEQUENCE will have its slot marked. However, free_session_slots() does not check NFSD4_SLOT_INUSE before freeing. Fix both problems by: 1. Checking that the current request's slotid is below the shrink boundary. 2. Scanning slots in the to-be-freed range for NFSD4_SLOT_INUSE and deferring the shrink if any are active.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00614 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 7 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux6.14 and later6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.14 and later Fixed in 6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2026:83207 Released 2026-10-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • 10Base-SMTV kernel-modules-internal-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) kernel-64k-debug-devel-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-devel-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-core-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) kernel-tools-libs-devel-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2, libperf-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hidden (v. 10) kernel-modules-internal-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-core-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Affected—
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5AffectedNo fix yet
10Base-SMTVFixed RHSA-2026:83207
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:83207
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:83207
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:83207
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hidden (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:83207
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:83207
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:83207
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89689
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-49vg-hxcf-g87m
  3. 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
  4. 2026-10-16 Fix available: RHSA-2026:83207 · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-16 Fix available: 10Base-SMTV, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) +4 · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-18 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
  7. 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
  8. 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-02452 Incorrect authorization in Ubuntu linux kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
See all 21727 →

Sources