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high 7.8

CVE-2026-89690 json

nfsd: defer vfree of compound ops to fix rpc_status UAF

published 2026-09-11 58 d ago modified 2026-10-19 21 d ago also EUVD-2026-76602

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 5%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nfsd: defer vfree of compound ops to fix rpc_status UAF

The rpc_status netlink dumpit walks every in-flight svc_rqst under rcu_read_lock and, for NFSv4 requests, reads opnums out of args->ops[]. But args->ops is a separate vmalloc buffer freed synchronously by vfree() in nfsd4_release_compoundargs() at the end of every compound. The dumpit's rcu_read_lock pins the svc_rqst struct itself (freed via kfree_rcu), but nothing defers the vfree of the ops buffer across the RCU grace period. A concurrent compound completion can therefore free the buffer while the dumpit is reading it — a use-after-free on vmalloc memory.

The trailing seqcount recheck (smp_load_acquire of rq_status_counter) cannot undo a load that already retired against freed memory.

Fix by replacing vfree(args->ops) with kvfree_rcu_mightsleep(), which defers the free until after an RCU grace period. This makes the existing rcu_read_lock in the dumpit sufficient to protect the read. The tradeoff is that completed compound ops buffers (up to 200 * sizeof(struct nfsd4_op)) persist in memory slightly longer, across one grace period, before being reclaimed.

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3
  • linux Debian 13 6.12.111-1
  • linux Debian 14 7.2.6-1
  • linux-6.12 Debian 12 6.12.111-1~deb12u1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89690

  • linux Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-42.42
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1016.17
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1016.18
  • linux-ibm Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1017.17
  • linux-riscv Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-42.42.1
  • linux-oracle Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1015.16
  • linux-hwe-7.0 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 7.0.0-42.42~24.04.1
  • linux-oem-7.0 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1017.17

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89690

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  • kernel RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2
  • rv RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2
  • perf RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2
  • rtla RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2
  • libperf RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2
  • kernel-rt RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2
  • kernel-64k RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2
  • kernel-core RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:77690RHSA-2026:77689

  • kernel-default SLES 16.0, SLE High Availability Extension 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2 +1 more 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • kernel-rt Linux Micro 6.2 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • kernel-64kb SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • kernel-source SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • kernel-default-base SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1.160000.2.26
  • kernel-syms SLES 16.0, Linux Micro Extras 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • kernel-azure SLES for SAP applications 16.0, SLES 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • kernel-obs-qa SLES for SAP applications 16.0, SLES 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:24197-1SUSE-SU-2026:24184-1SUSE-SU-2026:24235-1SUSE-SU-2026:24179-1

  • kernel-rt openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • kernel-azure openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:22091-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11805-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8
  • rv AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8
  • perf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8
  • rtla AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8
  • libperf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8
  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8
  • kernel-64k AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:77689ALSA-2026:77690

  • kernel Rocky Linux 10 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2
  • kernel Rocky Linux 9 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:77690RLSA-2026:77689

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-89690 updated cvss 7.0

kernel: nfsd: defer vfree of compound ops to fix rpc_status UAF

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more
    under investigation
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel-modules-internal 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77690
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, perf 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, rtla 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, python3-perf 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77689
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) rv 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, perf 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, rtla 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, python3-perf 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77690
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-64k 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-core 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-tools 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-modules 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77689
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-64k 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-core 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-tools 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-modules 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-core 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77690
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77689
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) libperf 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hidden (v. 10) kernel-modules-internal 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77690
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77689
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-core 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77690
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-687.56.1.el9_8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77689
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules-core 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-modules 6.12.0-211.64.1.el10_2, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77690
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 rhcos 4.22.9.8.202610241758
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:89197
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

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References

Sources

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