Answer in brief
CVE-2026-89700 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in nfsd: validate sockaddr length per family in listener_set. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=16a471177496c8e04a9793812c187a2c1a2192fa <2aca70c18c5f5d06004122861fb151d5fcc57faf || >=16a471177496c8e04a9793812c187a2c1a2192fa <22d0e4752ca88fd84196d22ebeedc905e6540440 || >=16a471177496c8e04a9793812c187a2c1a2192fa <bdcc85c2b05a9378d8bd2d65f9fc41440a3cf464 | 2aca70c18c5f5d06004122861fb151d5fcc57faf, 22d0e4752ca88fd84196d22ebeedc905e6540440, bdcc85c2b05a9378d8bd2d65f9fc41440a3cf464 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.10 | Not reported |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=16a471177496c8e04a9793812c187a2c1a2192fa <bf85a0f1e45258f90ceeec14772b5769697dfd75 || >=16a471177496c8e04a9793812c187a2c1a2192fa <2aca70c18c5f5d06004122861fb151d5fcc57faf || >=16a471177496c8e04a9793812c187a2c1a2192fa <22d0e4752ca88fd84196d22ebeedc905e6540440 || >=16a471177496c8e04a9793812c187a2c1a2192fa <bdcc85c2b05a9378d8bd2d65f9fc41440a3cf464 | bf85a0f1e45258f90ceeec14772b5769697dfd75, 2aca70c18c5f5d06004122861fb151d5fcc57faf, 22d0e4752ca88fd84196d22ebeedc905e6540440, bdcc85c2b05a9378d8bd2d65f9fc41440a3cf464 |
Published upstream
Sep 11, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 11, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: validate sockaddr length per family in listener_set nfsd_sock_nl_policy declares NFSD_A_SOCK_ADDR as a bare NLA_BINARY attribute with no minimum length. A CAP_NET_ADMIN caller can send a 16-byte NFSD_A_SOCK_ADDR with sa_family=AF_INET6, causing a 12-byte OOB read across three consumers (rpc_cmp_addr_port, svc_find_listener, kernel_bind). nfsd_nl_listener_set_doit() also parsed and validated each listener entry inline in two separate loops, interleaved with mutating the running listener configuration. The validation was duplicated, used an open-coded "nla_len < sizeof(struct sockaddr)" check that was too short for AF_INET6, and handled a malformed entry inconsistently depending on which loop noticed it. Add an nfsd_nl_validate_listeners() helper that walks the entire list once and confirms each entry parses, carries both an address and a transport name, and is long enough for its address family (sizeof(struct sockaddr_in) for AF_INET, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6) for AF_INET6, -EAFNOSUPPORT otherwise). Call it before taking nfsd_mutex or creating the serv, so a malformed request fails cleanly with no side effects. Since every entry is known valid by the time the two existing loops run, drop the redundant presence and per-family length checks from both, leaving only the nla_parse_nested() call needed to extract the data.
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