In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nfsd: reset write verifier on deferred writeback errors
nfsd_vfs_write() and nfsd_commit() both call filemap_check_wb_err() to detect deferred writeback errors, but neither rotates the server's write verifier (nn->writeverf) when this check fails. Every other durable-storage-failure path in these functions calls commit_reset_write_verifier() before returning an error.
The missing rotation means clients holding UNSTABLE write data under the current verifier will COMMIT, receive the unchanged verifier back, and conclude their data is durable — silently dropping data that failed writeback. This violates the UNSTABLE+COMMIT durability contract (RFC 1813 §3.3.7, RFC 8881 §18.32).
Add commit_reset_write_verifier() calls at both filemap_check_wb_err() error sites, matching the pattern used by adjacent error paths in the same functions. The helper already filters -EAGAIN and -ESTALE internally, so the calls are unconditionally safe.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.38-73.137Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.95-124.187Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade microvm-kernel6.18Upgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade perf6.12Upgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.180-225.360Upgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python3-perf6.18 | Aug 10, 2026 | Jul 19, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 22, 2026 | Jul 19, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 3, 2026 | Jul 19, 2026 |
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