Critical severity · published Jul 19, 2026
CVE-2026-53398
NFSD: Fix SECINFO_NO_NAME decode error cleanup
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
NFSD: Fix SECINFO_NO_NAME decode error cleanup
nfsd4_decode_secinfo_no_name() currently initializes sin_exp after
decoding sin_style. If the XDR stream is truncated, the decoder returns
nfserr_bad_xdr before sin_exp is initialized.
Since commit 3fdc54646234 ("NFSD: Reduce amount of struct
nfsd4_compoundargs that needs clearing"), the inline iops array is not
cleared between RPC calls. A failed SECINFO_NO_NAME decode can therefore
leave sin_exp holding stale union contents from a previous operation.
The error response path still invokes nfsd4_secinfo_no_name_release(),
which calls exp_put() on a non-NULL sin_exp.
Initialize sin_exp before the first failable decode step, matching
nfsd4_decode_secinfo().
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.10.220 before 5.10.260; 5.15.154 before 5.15.211; 6.1 before 6.1.177; 6.2 before 6.6.144; 6.7 before 6.12.95; 6.13 before 6.18.38; +1 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
5e76b25d7cc82c148d391c0c43b884e6427cb302 before 8836405abdc53ca3dd5fc68b2cf6f8f012fad011; 07b68ff5c71cf4ed5443016d8eb116863c0a4d88 before 49de5d31dd8fdebf78bdeaf196b0ca5cd5c75439; 3fdc546462348b8a497c72bc894e0cde9f10fc40 before 5ec37edcb534f3fc92304be236d37f08e6545585; 3fdc546462348b8a497c72bc894e0cde9f10fc40 before 1e04be34cafae119e82bcaccd6d28a20f72a3647; 3fdc546462348b8a497c72bc894e0cde9f10fc40 before 161d1aaeb04d620d3692639700512bb5038c1e10; 3fdc546462348b8a497c72bc894e0cde9f10fc40 before c8a24effd96d4779e2ad779654682304491c55a5; +5 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53398
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53398
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/161d1aaeb04d620d3692639700512bb5038c1e10
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e04be34cafae119e82bcaccd6d28a20f72a3647
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46eb17d45be69d28c7a23ea03283b207426a8232
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49de5d31dd8fdebf78bdeaf196b0ca5cd5c75439
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ec37edcb534f3fc92304be236d37f08e6545585
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8836405abdc53ca3dd5fc68b2cf6f8f012fad011
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