nfsd: fix posix_acl leak on SETACL decode failure (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.53 % · percentile 45 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: fix posix_acl leak on SETACL decode failure nfsaclsvc_decode_setaclargs() and nfs3svc_decode_setaclargs() each call nfs_stream_decode_acl() twice, first for NFS_ACL and then for NFS_DFACL. Each successful call transfers ownership of a freshly allocated posix_acl into argp->acl_access or argp->acl_default. If the first call succeeds but the second fails, the decoder returns false and argp->acl_access is left dangling. ACLPROC2_SETACL.pc_release was wired to nfssvc_release_attrstat and ACLPROC3_SETACL.pc_release was wired to nfs3svc_release_fhandle. Both only call fh_put() and have no knowledge of the ACL fields on argp. The posix_acl_release() pairs sat at the out: labels inside nfsacld_proc_setacl() and nfsd3_proc_setacl(), but svc_process() skips pc_func when pc_decode returns false, so that cleanup is unreachable on decode failure: svc_process_common() pc_decode() /* decode_setaclargs: false */ /* pc_func skipped */ pc_release() /* fh_put only -- ACLs leaked */ The orphaned posix_acl is leaked for the lifetime of the server. Fix by adding nfsaclsvc_release_setacl() and nfs3svc_release_setacl(), which release both argp->acl_access and argp->acl_default in addition to fh_put(), and wiring them as pc_release for their respective SETACL procedures. pc_release runs on every path svc_process() takes after decode, including decode failure, so the posix_acl_release() pairs are removed from the proc functions' out: labels to keep ownership in one place. This matches the existing release_getacl() pattern used by the sibling GETACL procedures.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2eb1ffd511d1b3c3e21122f97cbbccea411e277
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b94c4be77682aab06d65ca7296149e3bcfb37353
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/887f92ceccf3eacd5f2402db21254d66372fae00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e96239fddcefacf6afe6c498357be68eacbcabc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd69a825485168ef74e815ecb286754b570fdcc7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/136b416593f1349cf6f72c8e3d18f0f204ee8545
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5b42c1e4ff2befaa6b96f7cbf32174751eba083
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0853ac544c590880d797b04daa33fcb72b6be0e1
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | Linux |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-45519
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-53397
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1333 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1286 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1256 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1252 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1229 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1203 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1162 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1118 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Red Hat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1091 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1064 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1029 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0982 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0957 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2.6.13 < 5.10.260cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.11 < 5.15.211cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 6.1.177cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.2 < 6.6.144cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.7 < 6.12.95cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.13 < 6.18.38cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.19 < 7.1.3
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected a257cdd0e2179630d3201c32ba14d7fcb3c3a055 < b2eb1ffd511d1b3c3e21122f97cbbccea411e277 ; affected a257cdd0e2179630d3201c32ba14d7fcb3c3a055 < b94c4be77682aab06d65ca7296149e3bcfb37353 ; affected a257cdd0e2179630d3201c32ba14d7fcb3c3a055 < 887f92ceccf3eacd5f2402db21254d66372fae00 ; affected a257cdd0e2179630d3201c32ba14d7fcb3c3a055 < 1e96239fddcefacf6afe6c498357be68eacbcabc ; affected a257cdd0e2179630d3201c32ba14d7fcb3c3a055 < bd69a825485168ef74e815ecb286754b570fdcc7 ; affected a257cdd0e2179630d3201c32ba14d7fcb3c3a055 < 136b416593f1349cf6f72c8e3d18f0f204ee8545 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 2.6.13 ; unaffected 0 < 2.6.13 ; unaffected 5.10.260 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.211 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 6.1.177 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.144 ≤ 6.6.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |