In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
NFSv4/flexfiles: fix NULL dereference for NFSv4.0 data servers
flexfiles accepts NFSv4.0 data servers, but two NFSv4 code paths assume
the data server client has a session. Unlike NFSv4.1+, an NFSv4.0 client
has no session (clp->cl_session is NULL; it uses clp->cl_slot_tbl), so
I/O to a v4.0 flexfiles DS oopses:
- nfs4_init_ds_session() dereferences clp->cl_session->session_state
while seeding the DS lease. It also only seeds cl_lease_time when
NFS4_SESSION_INITING is set; without a session that never happens, so
cl_lease_time stays 0 and nfs4_renew_state() busy-loops, requeuing
every 5 seconds. Seed the lease whenever there is no session and
return before touching session state.
- ff_layout_async_handle_error_v4() dereferences
clp->cl_session->fc_slot_table on every DS I/O error. Fall back to the
v4.0 transport slot table (clp->cl_slot_tbl) when there is no session.
NFSv4/flexfiles: fix NULL dereference for NFSv4.0 data servers
flexfiles accepts NFSv4.0 data servers, but two NFSv4 code paths assume
the data server client has a session. Unlike NFSv4.1+, an NFSv4.0 client
has no session (clp->cl_session is NULL; it uses clp->cl_slot_tbl), so
I/O to a v4.0 flexfiles DS oopses:
- nfs4_init_ds_session() dereferences clp->cl_session->session_state
while seeding the DS lease. It also only seeds cl_lease_time when
NFS4_SESSION_INITING is set; without a session that never happens, so
cl_lease_time stays 0 and nfs4_renew_state() busy-loops, requeuing
every 5 seconds. Seed the lease whenever there is no session and
return before touching session state.
- ff_layout_async_handle_error_v4() dereferences
clp->cl_session->fc_slot_table on every DS I/O error. Fall back to the
v4.0 transport slot table (clp->cl_slot_tbl) when there is no session.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4/flexfiles: fix NULL dereference for NFSv4.0 data servers flexfiles accepts NFSv4.0 data servers, but two NFSv4 code paths assume the data server client has a session. Unlike NFSv4.1+, an NFSv4.0 client has no session (clp->cl_session is NULL; it uses clp->cl_slot_tbl), so I/O to a v4.0 flexfiles DS oopses: - nfs4_init_ds_session() dereferences clp->cl_session->session_state while seeding the DS lease. It also only seeds cl_lease_time when NFS4_SESSION_INITING is set; without a session that never happens, so cl_lease_time stays 0 and nfs4_renew_state() busy-loops, requeuing every 5 seconds. Seed the lease whenever there is no session and return before touching session state. - ff_layout_async_handle_error_v4() dereferences clp->cl_session->fc_slot_table on every DS I/O error. Fall back to the v4.0 transport slot table (clp->cl_slot_tbl) when there is no session. | |
| Title | NFSv4/flexfiles: fix NULL dereference for NFSv4.0 data servers | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T16:06:43.671Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.789Z
Link: CVE-2026-90149
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:07.830
Modified: 2026-09-17T17:17:07.830
Link: CVE-2026-90149
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