Critical severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-89546
SUNRPC: close backchannel before destroying callback service
9.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
SUNRPC: close backchannel before destroying callback service
A backchannel receive can complete a request while the NFS callback
service is being torn down. xprt_complete_bc_request() removes the
request from bc_pa_list, drops bc_alloc_count, marks the request in use,
and then asks xprt_enqueue_bc_request() to hand it to the callback
service.
If teardown has already cleared xprt->bc_serv, xprt_enqueue_bc_request()
currently returns without enqueueing or freeing the committed request.
The xprt_get() taken on entry is leaked as well. If the producer wins
the race before bc_serv is cleared, it can also enqueue onto sv_cb_list
after nfs_callback_down() has stopped the callback threads, leaving the
request linked to a svc_serv that is about to be freed.
Close the producer side before callback threads are stopped. Add
xprt_svc_shutdown_bc() to clear xprt->bc_serv under bc_pa_lock, and call
it on callback shutdown and callback-start failure before stopping the
service threads. Requests that lose the NULL transition in
xprt_enqueue_bc_request() are released through the normal backchannel
free path after balancing bc_slot_count. Finally, drain any remaining
sv_cb_list requests after the callback threads have stopped and before
svc_destroy() frees the service.
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)0.6% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
441244d4273a8037b265fd254dfdaca5fa736ee2 before 6debde9e3e6ae21dcca75837b4247b13ca4ea2b8; 441244d4273a8037b265fd254dfdaca5fa736ee2 before 3674f780f47d2906b5a0f7199b66973067bdfeca; 6.19 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89546
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89546
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3674f780f47d2906b5a0f7199b66973067bdfeca
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6debde9e3e6ae21dcca75837b4247b13ca4ea2b8
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