CVE-2026-89684

Public on 2026-09-11
Modified on 2026-09-15
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nfsd: fix cpntf publish race in nfs4_init_cp_state

nfs4_alloc_init_cpntf_state() published the new cpntf entry into the
s2s_cp_stateids IDR (with cs_type set) in one s2s_cp_lock section, then
took the lock again to list_add() it onto p_stid->sc_cp_list. In the gap
the entry is reachable by so_id but cp_list is still {NULL,NULL} from
kzalloc. A racing OFFLOAD_CANCEL (so_id is echoed to the client as
cnr_stateid, so any NFSv4.2 client can drive it) reaches
manage_cpntf_state() -> _free_cpntf_state_locked() and does list_del() on
the zeroed list_head, oopsing the server.

Fold the cs_type assignment and the list_add() into the same critical
section as idr_alloc_cyclic(), so a concurrent lookup either misses the
entry or sees a fully linked cp_list. INIT_LIST_HEAD() the entry after
allocation and switch _free_cpntf_state_locked() to list_del_init() so a
stale unlink is a no-op. nfs4_init_copy_state() passes NULL p_stid and
skips the list_add, preserving NFS4_COPY_STID semantics.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel 2026-10-17 ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2026-135 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel 2026-10-12 ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2026-117 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel 2026-10-12 ALAS2023-2026-3197 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel6.12 2026-10-12 ALAS2023-2026-3196 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel6.18 2026-10-12 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview kernel7.1 Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H