In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nfsd: validate symlink target length in NFSv4 CREATE
nfsd4_decode_create() accepts an unbounded cr_datalen from the wire for
NF4LNK symlink targets, allowing a client to force a kmalloc of up to
the maximum RPC payload size (several MiB) per COMPOUND op that persists
until compound teardown. The VFS rejects oversized targets with
ENAMETOOLONG, but the allocation has already occurred.
Reject cr_datalen == 0 early with nfserr_inval and cr_datalen greater
than NFS4_MAXPATHLEN (PATH_MAX) with nfserr_nametoolong to bound the
allocation.
nfsd: validate symlink target length in NFSv4 CREATE
nfsd4_decode_create() accepts an unbounded cr_datalen from the wire for
NF4LNK symlink targets, allowing a client to force a kmalloc of up to
the maximum RPC payload size (several MiB) per COMPOUND op that persists
until compound teardown. The VFS rejects oversized targets with
ENAMETOOLONG, but the allocation has already occurred.
Reject cr_datalen == 0 early with nfserr_inval and cr_datalen greater
than NFS4_MAXPATHLEN (PATH_MAX) with nfserr_nametoolong to bound the
allocation.
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History
Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-770 | |
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: validate symlink target length in NFSv4 CREATE nfsd4_decode_create() accepts an unbounded cr_datalen from the wire for NF4LNK symlink targets, allowing a client to force a kmalloc of up to the maximum RPC payload size (several MiB) per COMPOUND op that persists until compound teardown. The VFS rejects oversized targets with ENAMETOOLONG, but the allocation has already occurred. Reject cr_datalen == 0 early with nfserr_inval and cr_datalen greater than NFS4_MAXPATHLEN (PATH_MAX) with nfserr_nametoolong to bound the allocation. | |
| Title | nfsd: validate symlink target length in NFSv4 CREATE | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-11T19:46:17.293Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.750Z
Link: CVE-2026-89699
No data.
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:57.077
Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:57.077
Link: CVE-2026-89699
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-12T04:30:07Z
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