CVE-2026-89668

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: move nfsd_debugfs_init() after nfsd4_init_slabs() in init_nfsd() nfsd_debugfs_init() runs before nfsd4_init_slabs() in init_nfsd(). If the slab allocation fails, the bare "return retval" bypasses nfsd_debugfs_exit(), leaving orphan debugfs files with stale fops pointers into the freed module text. Move nfsd_debugfs_init() to after the slab init succeeds, so the early return has no debugfs state to clean up. Since debugfs is now the more recently initialized of the two, also update the unwind paths to match reverse-initialization (LIFO) order: run nfsd_debugfs_exit() before nfsd4_free_slabs() in both the init_nfsd() error path and exit_nfsd(). The nfsd debugfs files only reference module-global state and have no dependency on the slab caches, so that reordering is a cleanup with no functional change.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux
PublishedSep 11, 2026
First seenSep 11, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • Linux Linux4ae5d7490ae6a7b83b3d607f88c499f4f85e753a, ab43ff94f5dfc2b6a080b167b69855eb7655c98b, 2c390c8a1764d67095fe444401861fac4c049362 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Linux Linux9fe5ea760e64f04412dbed51645a0dac7220d40a ≤ v < 4ae5d7490ae6a7b83b3d607f88c499f4f85e753a, 9fe5ea760e64f04412dbed51645a0dac7220d40a ≤ v < ab43ff94f5dfc2b6a080b167b69855eb7655c98b, 9fe5ea760e64f04412dbed51645a0dac7220d40a ≤ v < 2c390c8a1764d67095fe444401861fac4c049362, 6.164ae5d7490ae6a7b83b3d607f88c499f4f85e753a, ab43ff94f5dfc2b6a080b167b69855eb7655c98b, 2c390c8a1764d67095fe444401861fac4c049362

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