In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nfs: return EISDIR on nfs3_proc_create if d_alias is a dir

If we found an alias through nfs3_do_create/nfs_add_or_obtain
/d_splice_alias which happens to be a dir dentry, we don't return
any error, and simply forget about this alias, but the original
dentry we were adding and passed as parameter remains negative.

This later causes an oops on nfs_atomic_open_v23/finish_open since we
supply a negative dentry to do_dentry_open.

This has been observed running lustre-racer, where dirs and files are
created/removed concurrently with the same name and O_EXCL is not
used to open files (frequent file redirection).

While d_splice_alias typically returns a directory alias or NULL, we
explicitly check d_is_dir() to ensure that we don't attempt to perform
file operations (like finish_open) on a directory inode, which triggers
the observed oops.

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Weaknesses CWE-398
CWE-665

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfs: return EISDIR on nfs3_proc_create if d_alias is a dir If we found an alias through nfs3_do_create/nfs_add_or_obtain /d_splice_alias which happens to be a dir dentry, we don't return any error, and simply forget about this alias, but the original dentry we were adding and passed as parameter remains negative. This later causes an oops on nfs_atomic_open_v23/finish_open since we supply a negative dentry to do_dentry_open. This has been observed running lustre-racer, where dirs and files are created/removed concurrently with the same name and O_EXCL is not used to open files (frequent file redirection). While d_splice_alias typically returns a directory alias or NULL, we explicitly check d_is_dir() to ensure that we don't attempt to perform file operations (like finish_open) on a directory inode, which triggers the observed oops.
Title nfs: return EISDIR on nfs3_proc_create if d_alias is a dir
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-08T14:22:30.218Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:56.011Z

Link: CVE-2026-43470

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-08T15:17:00.090

Modified: 2026-05-08T15:17:00.090

Link: CVE-2026-43470

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Updated: 2026-05-08T20:45:16Z

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