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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD9.8 Critical

CVE-2026-53398

NFSD: Fix SECINFO_NO_NAME decode error cleanup

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Fix SECINFO_NO_NAME decode error cleanup nfsd4_decode_secinfo_no_name() currently initializes sin_exp after decoding sin_style. If the XDR stream is truncated, the decoder returns nfserr_bad_xdr before sin_exp is initialized. Since commit 3fdc54646234 ("NFSD: Reduce amount of struct nfsd4_compoundargs that needs clearing"), the inline iops array is not cleared between RPC calls. A failed SECINFO_NO_NAME decode can therefore leave sin_exp holding stale union contents from a previous operation. The error response path still invokes nfsd4_secinfo_no_name_release(), which calls exp_put() on a non-NULL sin_exp. Initialize sin_exp before the first failable decode step, matching nfsd4_decode_secinfo().

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Linux Linux

Default version status: unaffected

  • 5e76b25d7cc82c148d391c0c43b884e6427cb302 to < 8836405abdc53ca3dd5fc68b2cf6f8f012fad011affected
  • 07b68ff5c71cf4ed5443016d8eb116863c0a4d88 to < 49de5d31dd8fdebf78bdeaf196b0ca5cd5c75439affected
  • 3fdc546462348b8a497c72bc894e0cde9f10fc40 to < 5ec37edcb534f3fc92304be236d37f08e6545585affected
  • 3fdc546462348b8a497c72bc894e0cde9f10fc40 to < 1e04be34cafae119e82bcaccd6d28a20f72a3647affected
  • 3fdc546462348b8a497c72bc894e0cde9f10fc40 to < 161d1aaeb04d620d3692639700512bb5038c1e10affected
  • 3fdc546462348b8a497c72bc894e0cde9f10fc40 to < c8a24effd96d4779e2ad779654682304491c55a5affected
  • 3fdc546462348b8a497c72bc894e0cde9f10fc40 to < 46eb17d45be69d28c7a23ea03283b207426a8232affected
  • 3fdc546462348b8a497c72bc894e0cde9f10fc40 to < 9e18e83b8846a5c3fe13fc8a464b4865d33996c6affected
  • 5.10.220 to < 5.10.260affected
  • 5.15.154 to < 5.15.211affected

Linux Linux

Default version status: affected

  • 6.1affected
  • 0 to < 6.1unaffected
  • 5.10.260 to ≤ 5.10.*unaffected
  • 5.15.211 to ≤ 5.15.*unaffected
  • 6.1.177 to ≤ 6.1.*unaffected
  • 6.6.144 to ≤ 6.6.*unaffected
  • 6.12.95 to ≤ 6.12.*unaffected
  • 6.18.38 to ≤ 6.18.*unaffected
  • 7.1.3 to ≤ 7.1.*unaffected
  • 7.2 to ≤ *unaffected

References