Critical severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-89686
nfsd: fix BUG_ON in nfsd4_alloc_layout_stateid on racing delegation revoke
9.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nfsd: fix BUG_ON in nfsd4_alloc_layout_stateid on racing delegation revoke
nfsd4_alloc_layout_stateid reads fp->fi_deleg_file without holding
fi_lock when the parent stateid is a delegation. A concurrent delegation
revoke via the laundromat can clear fi_deleg_file under fi_lock, causing
nfsd_file_get() to return NULL and triggering the BUG_ON.
This race is client-reachable: two NFS clients can trigger it by having
one hold a delegation while another opens the same file to force a
recall. When the first client doesn't respond to the recall, the
laundromat revokes it. A concurrent LAYOUTGET from any client using the
delegation stateid hits the race window.
Fix this by taking fi_lock around the fi_deleg_file read in the
SC_TYPE_DELEG path, matching the locking discipline of the
find_any_file() arm, and replacing the BUG_ON with a graceful error
return that cleans up the partially-initialized layout stateid.
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 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d before d12af460df27876661707efab3a8532146cb961f; c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d before c517f27498757e616d2a8fe6d16caad1fee422e6; c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d before 607a56fea772c1f4f4989d8e255dd4f7192d9604; c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d before 97bda8b4284d90897a1f1922e5082ff9e35d7c7e; c5c707f96fc9a6e5a57ca5baac892673270abe3d before ca94ba36172046be6a694a7986f6931e47ed4d51; 4.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89686
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89686
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/607a56fea772c1f4f4989d8e255dd4f7192d9604
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97bda8b4284d90897a1f1922e5082ff9e35d7c7e
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c517f27498757e616d2a8fe6d16caad1fee422e6
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca94ba36172046be6a694a7986f6931e47ed4d51
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d12af460df27876661707efab3a8532146cb961f
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