CVE-2026-53399nfsd: release layout stid on setlease failure
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: release layout stid on setlease failure nfs4_alloc_stid() publishes the new stid into cl->cl_stateids via idr_alloc_cyclic() under cl_lock before returning to nfsd4_alloc_layout_stateid(). When nfsd4_layout_setlease() then fails, the error path frees the layout stateid directly with kmem_cache_free() without ever calling idr_remove(), leaving the IDR slot pointing at freed slab memory. Any subsequent IDR walker (states_show, client teardown) dereferences the dangling pointer. The correct teardown for an IDR-published stid is nfs4_put_stid(), which removes the IDR slot under cl_lock, dispatches sc_free (nfsd4_free_layout_stateid) to release ls->ls_file via nfsd4_close_layout(), and drops the nfs4_file reference in its tail. A second issue blocks that switch: nfsd4_free_layout_stateid() unconditionally inspects ls->ls_fence_work via delayed_work_pending() under ls_lock, but INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ls->ls_fence_work, ...) currently runs only after the setlease call. On the setlease-failure path the destructor would touch an uninitialized delayed_work. nfsd4_alloc_layout_stateid() nfs4_alloc_stid() /* idr_alloc_cyclic under cl_lock */ nfsd4_layout_setlease() /* fails */ nfs4_put_stid() nfsd4_free_layout_stateid() delayed_work_pending(&ls->ls_fence_work) /* needs INIT */ nfsd4_close_layout() /* nfsd_file_put(ls->ls_file) */ put_nfs4_file() Fix by hoisting the ls_fenced / ls_fence_delay / INIT_DELAYED_WORK initialization above the nfsd4_layout_setlease() call, and replace the manual nfsd_file_put + put_nfs4_file + kmem_cache_free cleanup with a single nfs4_put_stid(stp).
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d before d788ef40a7517d22c97ab01700e4ae4c611b6f2f; from c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d before 2e0a5d6d62600b8c614d1b55e50ef94035d6adf9; from c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d before 7bbb7ce74051c8be4b69ff44ce3db370600dae61; from c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d before 48a586e382e4db1dbf958d44b63e081df5f8ed04; from c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d before d369e5edfaaf83a448016e2f1da392b2174be801; from c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d before 8dee7c278f1c2b5bb80e17a6281c3812fc8b0cdd; from c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d before 83c2b7797742339bb768f83935f7ca33950db138; from c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d before 30d55c8aabb261bc3f427d6b9aae7ef6206063f9 | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 4.0 before 5.10.261; from 5.11 before 5.15.212; from 5.16 before 6.1.178; from 6.2 before 6.6.145; from 6.7 before 6.12.96; from 6.13 before 6.18.39; from 6.19 before 7.1.3 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d788ef40a7517d22c97ab01700e4ae4c611b6f2fpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e0a5d6d62600b8c614d1b55e50ef94035d6adf9patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bbb7ce74051c8be4b69ff44ce3db370600dae61patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48a586e382e4db1dbf958d44b63e081df5f8ed04patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d369e5edfaaf83a448016e2f1da392b2174be801patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dee7c278f1c2b5bb80e17a6281c3812fc8b0cddpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83c2b7797742339bb768f83935f7ca33950db138patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30d55c8aabb261bc3f427d6b9aae7ef6206063f9patch
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