CVE-2026-53394

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: avoid leaking pre-allocated openowner on unconfirmed retry race When find_or_alloc_open_stateowner() encounters an unconfirmed owner, it calls release_openowner() and sets oo = NULL. Control then falls through past the `if (oo)` guard -- which would have freed any pre-allocated `new` -- and unconditionally executes `new = alloc_stateowner(...)`. If `new` was already allocated on a prior iteration, the pointer is silently overwritten and the previous allocation (slab object + owner name buffer) is leaked. This requires a race: two NFSv4.0 OPEN threads with the same owner string, where a concurrent thread inserts a new unconfirmed owner into the hash between retry iterations. The window is narrow but repeatable under adversarial conditions. Fix by adding `goto retry` after `oo = NULL` so the already-allocated `new` is reused on the next iteration rather than overwritten.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJul 19, 2026
First seenJul 19, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-401CWE-401

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.12.95, 6.18.38, 7.1.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel6.10 ≤ v < 6.12.95, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.38, 6.19 ≤ v < 7.1.36.12.95, 6.18.38, 7.1.3

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