{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-53398", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-06-09T07:44:35.402Z", "datePublished": "2026-07-19T12:01:59.507Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-16T15:31:56.291Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T04:50:50.328Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nNFSD: Fix SECINFO_NO_NAME decode error cleanup\n\nnfsd4_decode_secinfo_no_name() currently initializes sin_exp after\ndecoding sin_style. If the XDR stream is truncated, the decoder returns\nnfserr_bad_xdr before sin_exp is initialized.\n\nSince commit 3fdc54646234 (\"NFSD: Reduce amount of struct\nnfsd4_compoundargs that needs clearing\"), the inline iops array is not\ncleared between RPC calls. A failed SECINFO_NO_NAME decode can therefore\nleave sin_exp holding stale union contents from a previous operation.\n\nThe error response path still invokes nfsd4_secinfo_no_name_release(),\nwhich calls exp_put() on a non-NULL sin_exp.\n\nInitialize sin_exp before the first failable decode step, matching\nnfsd4_decode_secinfo()." } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 9.8, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL" }, "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "AV:N - The bug is in nfsd4_decode_secinfo_no_name() on the NFSv4 COMPOUND RPC decode path; nfsd is an in-kernel network file server reached remotely over TCP/UDP port 2049 by any client that can connect.\nAC:L - An attacker on the same TCP connection can first send a valid SECINFO_NO_NAME compound to leave a dangling sin_exp in the reused iops[] slot, then send a truncated SECINFO_NO_NAME to trigger nfserr_bad_xdr and nfsd4_secinfo_no_name_release() without re-initializing sin_exp.\nPR:N - Exploitation requires only network reachability to nfsd and standard NFSv4.1 session setup (EXCHANGE_ID/CREATE_SESSION/SEQUENCE); default exports accept RPC_AUTH_NULL with no local privileges, matching an unauthenticated remote attacker on a misconfigured or internet-exposed NFS server.\nUI:N - No victim user action is required; the attacker triggers the bug entirely by sending crafted NFSv4 COMPOUND RPC requests to the server.\nS:U - Impact is confined to kernel nfsd/export-cache memory mismanagement on the NFS server; it does not cross a VM, container, or IOMMU security boundary.\nC:H - The stale sin_exp causes exp_put()/cache_put() on an uninitialized or already-freed svc_export pointer, corrupting export-cache refcounts and creating a use-after-free that can be leveraged for arbitrary kernel memory disclosure.\nI:H - Incorrect kref_put() on a dangling or garbage svc_export pointer is exploitable memory corruption that can lead to further heap manipulation and potential arbitrary kernel code execution, not merely a bounded error.\nA:H - Calling exp_put() on an invalid pointer reliably causes kernel oops/panic or premature export-cache destruction, producing high availability impact including NFS service disruption and possible full kernel crash." } ] } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "5e76b25d7cc82c148d391c0c43b884e6427cb302", "lessThan": "8836405abdc53ca3dd5fc68b2cf6f8f012fad011", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "07b68ff5c71cf4ed5443016d8eb116863c0a4d88", "lessThan": "49de5d31dd8fdebf78bdeaf196b0ca5cd5c75439", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "3fdc546462348b8a497c72bc894e0cde9f10fc40", "lessThan": "5ec37edcb534f3fc92304be236d37f08e6545585", "status": "affected", 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