FKIE_CVE-2026-53395
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-07-19 12:16 - Updated: 2026-07-20 15:16
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nfsd: fix dead ACL conflict guard in nfsd4_create
nfsd4_create() steals create->cr_dpacl/cr_pacl into the local
nfsd_attrs via the designated initializer, then immediately sets the
source pointers to NULL. The subsequent conflict guard tests the
already-nilled source fields, making it permanently dead code:
if (create->cr_acl) {
if (create->cr_dpacl || create->cr_pacl) /* always false */
When a client encodes both FATTR4_WORD0_ACL and
FATTR4_WORD2_POSIX_{DEFAULT,ACCESS}_ACL in the same CREATE fattr
bitmap, nfsd4_acl_to_attr() overwrites attrs.na_pacl/na_dpacl without
releasing the originals, leaking two posix_acl slab objects per
request. Repeated requests cause unbounded slab exhaustion.
Fix by checking attrs.na_dpacl/na_pacl (the stolen values) instead of
the nilled create->cr_dpacl/cr_pacl, matching the correct pattern
already used in nfsd4_setattr().
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "8371cc5c0a2cc2a71b3dcfd47ff1f7fcfc526a5e",
"status": "affected",
"version": "d2ca50606f5f0235d7780c1cd73b6614a5d07620",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "a60f25a800846ab8e5a13f8a9d05111f2aee55a7",
"status": "affected",
"version": "d2ca50606f5f0235d7780c1cd73b6614a5d07620",
"versionType": "git"
}
]
},
{
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "7.0"
},
{
"lessThan": "7.0",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.1.3",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2-rc1",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
}
]
}
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnfsd: fix dead ACL conflict guard in nfsd4_create\n\nnfsd4_create() steals create-\u003ecr_dpacl/cr_pacl into the local\nnfsd_attrs via the designated initializer, then immediately sets the\nsource pointers to NULL. The subsequent conflict guard tests the\nalready-nilled source fields, making it permanently dead code:\n\n if (create-\u003ecr_acl) {\n if (create-\u003ecr_dpacl || create-\u003ecr_pacl) /* always false */\n\nWhen a client encodes both FATTR4_WORD0_ACL and\nFATTR4_WORD2_POSIX_{DEFAULT,ACCESS}_ACL in the same CREATE fattr\nbitmap, nfsd4_acl_to_attr() overwrites attrs.na_pacl/na_dpacl without\nreleasing the originals, leaking two posix_acl slab objects per\nrequest. Repeated requests cause unbounded slab exhaustion.\n\nFix by checking attrs.na_dpacl/na_pacl (the stolen values) instead of\nthe nilled create-\u003ecr_dpacl/cr_pacl, matching the correct pattern\nalready used in nfsd4_setattr()."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-53395",
"lastModified": "2026-07-20T15:16:42.047",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 7.5,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "NONE",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
"impactScore": 3.6,
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
},
"published": "2026-07-19T12:16:50.597",
"references": [
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8371cc5c0a2cc2a71b3dcfd47ff1f7fcfc526a5e"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a60f25a800846ab8e5a13f8a9d05111f2aee55a7"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Received"
}
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