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

NFSD: remove flawed WARN_ON_ONCE from nfsd_mode_check

The header for commit e75b23f9e323 ("nfsd: check d_can_lookup in
fh_verify of directories") details the assumption that justified
adding the WARN_ON_ONCE to nfsd_mode_check(), that assumption is
invalid (in the case of NFS reexport).

When NFSD exports an NFS filesystem it is very possible for
nfsd_mode_check() to encounter a @dentry that doesn't have
i_op->lookup (see nfs_fhget()'s NFS_ATTR_FATTR_MOUNTPOINT and
NFS_ATTR_FATTR_V4_REFERRAL handling, and d_flags_for_inode()).

So remove nfsd_mode_check()'s WARN_ON_ONCE(). The nfserr_notdir
return on that branch must stay. It guards the subsequent
lookup_one_unlocked() -> __lookup_slow() path, which calls
inode->i_op->lookup() with no NULL check, so returning nfserr_notdir
is what keeps a client LOOKUP into such a @dentry from dereferencing
a NULL method pointer.

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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-476
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{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: remove flawed WARN_ON_ONCE from nfsd_mode_check The header for commit e75b23f9e323 ("nfsd: check d_can_lookup in fh_verify of directories") details the assumption that justified adding the WARN_ON_ONCE to nfsd_mode_check(), that assumption is invalid (in the case of NFS reexport). When NFSD exports an NFS filesystem it is very possible for nfsd_mode_check() to encounter a @dentry that doesn't have i_op->lookup (see nfs_fhget()'s NFS_ATTR_FATTR_MOUNTPOINT and NFS_ATTR_FATTR_V4_REFERRAL handling, and d_flags_for_inode()). So remove nfsd_mode_check()'s WARN_ON_ONCE(). The nfserr_notdir return on that branch must stay. It guards the subsequent lookup_one_unlocked() -> __lookup_slow() path, which calls inode->i_op->lookup() with no NULL check, so returning nfserr_notdir is what keeps a client LOOKUP into such a @dentry from dereferencing a NULL method pointer.
Title NFSD: remove flawed WARN_ON_ONCE from nfsd_mode_check
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: 2026-09-11T19:46:26.269Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.751Z

Link: CVE-2026-89711

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:58.500

Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:58.500

Link: CVE-2026-89711

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-11T19:46:26Z

Links: CVE-2026-89711 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-09-12T18:00:13Z

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