Critical severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-89674
nfsd: fix XDR length calculation in nfsd4_ff_encode_layoutget
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nfsd: fix XDR length calculation in nfsd4_ff_encode_layoutget
The XDR buffer size calculation in nfsd4_ff_encode_layoutget() has
multiple errors that can result in either an out-of-bounds write or
leaking uninitialized kernel memory to the client:
- fh_len doesn't account for XDR padding on the file handle data
- uid and gid lengths use "8 + len" but xdr_encode_opaque() actually
writes "4 + xdr_align_size(len)" bytes
- ds_len omits the flags and stats_collect_hint fields (8 bytes),
while len's header constant overestimates by 8 bytes -- these
partially cancel but leave a net mismatch
The worst case occurs with short strings (e.g. uid=0, gid=0 with an
odd-sized file handle), where the function writes up to 5 bytes past
the reserved XDR buffer. Conversely, when string lengths happen to be
4-byte aligned, the reservation is too large and stale buffer content
is sent to the client.
Fix this by breaking out every encoded field explicitly in the ds_len
calculation, using xdr_align_size() for all variable-length opaque
fields, and correcting the header constants.
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 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
9b9960a0ca4773e21c4b153ed355583946346b25 before 3a7fd224df0fbb42167eb1b77be45d72fe0b1098; 9b9960a0ca4773e21c4b153ed355583946346b25 before 29e4478e2ed5a227e8f0c33cacb91bf227cedd47; 9b9960a0ca4773e21c4b153ed355583946346b25 before 65a72b721943618eeb3a41c8b36e915591f3f83f; 9b9960a0ca4773e21c4b153ed355583946346b25 before bee826c00ac900473f91306f1f3e5a5a81fd4a74; 9b9960a0ca4773e21c4b153ed355583946346b25 before e7d9d23ecd9172f05b09bb678ff22db8e361c428; 9b9960a0ca4773e21c4b153ed355583946346b25 before 0380129b1373c437eb35401a174671c8888f4b80; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89674
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89674
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0380129b1373c437eb35401a174671c8888f4b80
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29e4478e2ed5a227e8f0c33cacb91bf227cedd47
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a7fd224df0fbb42167eb1b77be45d72fe0b1098
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65a72b721943618eeb3a41c8b36e915591f3f83f
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bee826c00ac900473f91306f1f3e5a5a81fd4a74
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c81cef6a805dec266c10fc4f83c93d6fcf1a2b43
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