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CVE-2026-72472· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

nfs: use nfsi->rwsem to protect traversal of the file lock list

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfs: use nfsi->rwsem to protect traversal of the file lock list Lingfeng identified a bug and suggested two solutions, but both appear to have issues. Generally, we cannot release flc_lock while iterating over the file lock list to avoid use-after-free (UAF) problems with file locks. However, functions like nfs_delegation_claim_locks and nfs4_reclaim_locks cannot adhere to this rule because recover_lock or nfs4_lock_delegation_recall may take a long time. To resolve this, NFS switches to using nfsi->rwsem for the same protection, and nfs_reclaim_locks follows this approach. Although nfs_delegation_claim_locks uses so_delegreturn_mutex instead, this is inadequate since a single inode can have multiple nfs4_state instances. Therefore, the fix is to also use nfsi->rwsem in this case. Furthermore, after commit c69899a17ca4 ("NFSv4: Update of VFS byte range lock must be atomic with the stateid update"), the functions nfs4_locku_done and nfs4_lock_done also break this rule because they call locks_lock_inode_wait without holding nfsi->rwsem. Simply adding this protection could cause many deadlocks, so instead, the call to locks_lock_inode_wait is moved into _nfs4_proc_setlk. Regarding the bug fixed by commit c69899a17ca4 ("NFSv4: Update of VFS byte range lock must be atomic with the stateid update"), it has been resolved after commit 0460253913e5 ("NFSv4: nfs4_do_open() is incorrectly triggering state recovery") because all slots are drained before calling nfs4_do_reclaim, which prevents concurrent stateid changes along this path. Also, nfs_delegation_claim_locks does not cause this concurrency either since when _nfs4_proc_setlk is called with NFS_DELEGATED_STATE, no RPC is sent, so nfs4_lock_done is not called. Therefore, nfs4_lock_delegation_recall from nfs_delegation_claim_locks is the first time the stateid is set.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 15, 2026
Updated
Aug 17, 2026
EPSS
0.7% · 49th percentile
CWE
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39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
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EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.7%

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Versions reported by the vendor

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  • Linux Linux

    • 4.0affected
    • c69899a17ca4836230720e65493942d9582a0424 and later · before 1cda95bf2e9c0e6b63545b7565fe4a1e474322f4affected · git
    • c69899a17ca4836230720e65493942d9582a0424 and later · before f161ef7b0dd2f51fdb002ba4a4e9bf0ee7409218affected · git
    • c69899a17ca4836230720e65493942d9582a0424 and later · before e68035178e65e2b3aa386ce61202ff33724ae418affected · git
    • c69899a17ca4836230720e65493942d9582a0424 and later · before 4837fb36219e6c08b666bc31a86841bad8526358affected · git
    • before 4.0not affected · semver
    • 6.12.97 and later · up to and including 6.12.*not affected · semver
    • 6.18.40 and later · up to and including 6.18.*not affected · semver
    • 7.1.5 and later · up to and including 7.1.*not affected · semver
    • 7.2 and laternot affected · original_commit_for_fix

Package-level exposure

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EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxall versions—
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.100-16.12.100-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 7.1.5-17.1.5-1

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux1cda95bf2e9c0e6b63545b7565fe4a1e474322f4Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux4837fb36219e6c08b666bc31a86841bad8526358Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxe68035178e65e2b3aa386ce61202ff33724ae418Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf161ef7b0dd2f51fdb002ba4a4e9bf0ee7409218Vendor (CNA)
azl3 kernel 6.6.152.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0Release NotesMicrosoft (MSRC)
azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0Release NotesMicrosoft (MSRC)
debian:linux6.12.100-1 · Debian:13Package registry (OSV)

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Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
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high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
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None
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Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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