CVE-2026-89712: NFSD: restart ssc_expire_umount walk after dropping nfsd_ssc_lock
- Is it exploited?
Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of . If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 0.7%
EPSS score, percentile 53.6 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- from 5.10.220 to before 5.10.270
- 5.14
Unaffected before 5.14; 5.10.270; 5.15.221; 6.1.188; 6.6.157; 6.12.109; and 3 more
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | from a4bc287943f5 to before 2b59029b8f24 |
| Affected | from f4e44b393389 to before d9e151fea5ed |
| Affected | from f4e44b393389 to before 659ee3da0731 |
| Affected | from f4e44b393389 to before 60680ae7243b |
| Affected | from f4e44b393389 to before 77de363d9a1c |
| Affected | from f4e44b393389 to before 4ed8d2317aef |
| Affected | from f4e44b393389 to before 7377fa964b8a |
| Affected | from f4e44b393389 to before 036c1b182f4d |
| Affected | from 5.10.220 to before 5.10.270 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | 5.14 |
| Unaffected | before 5.14 |
| Unaffected | 5.10.270 |
| Unaffected | 5.15.221 |
| Unaffected | 6.1.188 |
| Unaffected | 6.6.157 |
| Unaffected | 6.12.109 |
| Unaffected | 6.18.50 |
| Unaffected | 7.2.4 |
| Unaffected | 7.3 |
Versions not listed are: affected.
Versions the record lists as unaffected: 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
About this vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: restart ssc_expire_umount walk after dropping nfsd_ssc_lock nfsd4_ssc_expire_umount() walks nn->nfsd_ssc_mount_list with list_for_each_entry_safe(ni, tmp, ...). For each expired entry it sets nsui_busy = true, drops nfsd_ssc_lock to run mntput() on the source vfsmount, then reacquires the lock to list_del + kfree the ent…
Summary: CVE record, as of .
- CISA has not added CVE-2026-89712 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as of 29 Oct 2026.
- The CVE record was published on 11 Sep 2026.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical), given by its CNA.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.7% (percentile 53.6), as of 29 Oct 2026. EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a report of exploitation.
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; CVE List, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of . About the data.
Description
NFSD: restart ssc_expire_umount walk after dropping nfsd_ssc_lock
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: restart ssc_expire_umount walk after dropping nfsd_ssc_lock nfsd4_ssc_expire_umount() walks nn->nfsd_ssc_mount_list with list_for_each_entry_safe(ni, tmp, ...). For each expired entry it sets nsui_busy = true, drops nfsd_ssc_lock to run mntput() on the source vfsmount, then reacquires the lock to list_del + kfree the entry and continue iterating via the macro's saved tmp pointer. The nsui_busy flag protects the current ni from concurrent nfsd4_ssc_setup_dul() finders during the lock-drop window, but it does not pin tmp. Another nfsd RPC thread that fails its source- server mount and reaches nfsd4_ssc_cancel_dul() will, during that same window, take nfsd_ssc_lock, list_del + kfree its own ssc_umount item, and release the lock. If that item is the saved tmp of the expire walk, the next iteration dereferences a freed nfsd4_ssc_umount_item. Restart the walk from the head after the mntput() unlock window so no saved next pointer survives the lock-drop. The list is bounded by the number of active inter-server source mounts (typically small) and the expire delayed-work runs periodically rather than per-IO, so the restart is cheap.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Timeline
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References
8
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