In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nfsd: avoid leaking pre-allocated openowner on unconfirmed retry race
When find_or_alloc_open_stateowner() encounters an unconfirmed owner, it calls release_openowner() and sets oo = NULL. Control then falls through past the `if (oo)` guard -- which would have freed any pre-allocated `new` -- and unconditionally executes `new = alloc_stateowner(...)`. If `new` was already allocated on a prior iteration, the pointer is silently overwritten and the previous allocation (slab object + owner name buffer) is leaked.
This requires a race: two NFSv4.0 OPEN threads with the same owner string, where a concurrent thread inserts a new unconfirmed owner into the hash between retry iterations. The window is narrow but repeatable under adversarial conditions.
Fix by adding `goto retry` after `oo = NULL` so the already-allocated `new` is reused on the next iteration rather than overwritten.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade microvm-kernel6.18Upgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.38-73.137Upgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfo | Aug 10, 2026 | Jul 19, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 22, 2026 | Jul 19, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0 | 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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