Answer in brief
CVE-2026-90037 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in NFSD: Prevent client use-after-free during close_lru reaping. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 9.8. 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
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 3.17 | Not reported |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c <0763482227822f7343557f086afc382086d56c4c || >=217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c <83dd59ac1c3455c2c7d8ddb582d980a13199b9b3 || >=217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c <e57a9ed34ea8c17e831de59b8f1a6b2d80d347a1 || >=217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c <2330b788d732f43668b965b3105b37ceb276dfea | 0763482227822f7343557f086afc382086d56c4c, 83dd59ac1c3455c2c7d8ddb582d980a13199b9b3, e57a9ed34ea8c17e831de59b8f1a6b2d80d347a1, 2330b788d732f43668b965b3105b37ceb276dfea |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c <83dd59ac1c3455c2c7d8ddb582d980a13199b9b3 || >=217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c <e57a9ed34ea8c17e831de59b8f1a6b2d80d347a1 || >=217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c <2330b788d732f43668b965b3105b37ceb276dfea | 83dd59ac1c3455c2c7d8ddb582d980a13199b9b3, e57a9ed34ea8c17e831de59b8f1a6b2d80d347a1, 2330b788d732f43668b965b3105b37ceb276dfea |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c <adc34b5df5c5d87043cb500b0867fc1c4ad0117e || >=217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c <0763482227822f7343557f086afc382086d56c4c || >=217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c <83dd59ac1c3455c2c7d8ddb582d980a13199b9b3 || >=217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c <e57a9ed34ea8c17e831de59b8f1a6b2d80d347a1 || >=217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c <2330b788d732f43668b965b3105b37ceb276dfea | adc34b5df5c5d87043cb500b0867fc1c4ad0117e, 0763482227822f7343557f086afc382086d56c4c, 83dd59ac1c3455c2c7d8ddb582d980a13199b9b3, e57a9ed34ea8c17e831de59b8f1a6b2d80d347a1, 2330b788d732f43668b965b3105b37ceb276dfea |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c <1d721729762a413015864b2a56d7fb86fb8efa9f || >=217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c <adc34b5df5c5d87043cb500b0867fc1c4ad0117e || >=217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c <0763482227822f7343557f086afc382086d56c4c || >=217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c <83dd59ac1c3455c2c7d8ddb582d980a13199b9b3 || >=217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c <e57a9ed34ea8c17e831de59b8f1a6b2d80d347a1 || >=217526e7ecc9f6f243e976772e81eab7ab986a4c <2330b788d732f43668b965b3105b37ceb276dfea | 1d721729762a413015864b2a56d7fb86fb8efa9f, adc34b5df5c5d87043cb500b0867fc1c4ad0117e, 0763482227822f7343557f086afc382086d56c4c, 83dd59ac1c3455c2c7d8ddb582d980a13199b9b3, e57a9ed34ea8c17e831de59b8f1a6b2d80d347a1, 2330b788d732f43668b965b3105b37ceb276dfea |
Published upstream
Sep 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 30, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 16, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Prevent client use-after-free during close_lru reaping An nfs4_openowner left on nn->close_lru after its final CLOSE keeps its last closed stateid in oo_last_closed_stid, holding only a raw pointer to its nfs4_client. The laundromat reaps timed-out entries, drops nn->client_lock, and calls nfs4_put_stid(), which dereferences the client through cl_lock. Nothing pins the client across that window, so a concurrent force_expire_client() can free it and nfs4_put_stid() reads freed memory. __destroy_client() hits the same race, walking clp->cl_openowners without cl_lock. Pin the client with cl_rpc_users before dropping client_lock, and skip clients already expiring. __destroy_client() then cleans up its own close_lru entries through release_last_closed_stateid(), so teardown no longer races the laundromat.
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