Critical severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-89669
nfsd: initialize copy-notify stateid before publishing it
9.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nfsd: initialize copy-notify stateid before publishing it
nfsd4_copy_notify() finished initializing the cpntf state after
nfs4_alloc_init_cpntf_state() had already linked it into the
s2s_cp_stateids IDR and the parent's sc_cp_list, with cs_count == 1 (the
membership reference) and none held for the caller. A racing
OFFLOAD_CANCEL (crafted cl_id == nn->s2s_cp_cl_id plus the guessable
so_id) could reach manage_cpntf_state() and free the entry, turning the
caller's subsequent cpn_cnr_stateid read and cp_p_stateid/cp_p_clid
writes into use-after-free. The owning clientid was also only recorded
after publication, so it could not gate an ownership check in that window.
Record cp_p_stateid and cp_p_clid inside nfs4_alloc_init_cpntf_state()
before nfs4_init_cp_state() publishes the entry, and return it with an
extra reference. The caller reads the stateid under that reference and
drops it with nfs4_put_cpntf_state(); on a late error the laundromat
reaps the entry.
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)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
624322f1adc58acd0b69f77a6ddc764207e97241 before 863b6e995665472f2af5be2436a874ab6a9e5ac6; 624322f1adc58acd0b69f77a6ddc764207e97241 before d18d36395d973ef7372c8e6724970585f75b5c0b; 624322f1adc58acd0b69f77a6ddc764207e97241 before 4415a692346a39fdb647cbd717eda510159aaf55; 624322f1adc58acd0b69f77a6ddc764207e97241 before 9caad13b7cfe9ccb90cc405ac77335800e086595; 624322f1adc58acd0b69f77a6ddc764207e97241 before e08a3dcaca0505f861e344a387f37f94d95dbdc2; 624322f1adc58acd0b69f77a6ddc764207e97241 before a4d7fedcaaf33e60a01e53eafca9041ef966212f; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89669
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89669
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/129643893b79f8a3c6b72045f933fbab5ee424ca
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4415a692346a39fdb647cbd717eda510159aaf55
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cdef96892f4fa6e70c405b6e8f2fd6972f3b64b
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/863b6e995665472f2af5be2436a874ab6a9e5ac6
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9caad13b7cfe9ccb90cc405ac77335800e086595
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4d7fedcaaf33e60a01e53eafca9041ef966212f
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