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CVE-2026-89685

CVE-2026-89685 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

Reported by Linux · Published September 11, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: fix clock domain mismatch in clients_still_reclaiming() clients_still_reclaiming() computes a deadline from nn->boot_time (CLOCK_REALTIME, ~1.7 billion) but compares it against ktime_get_boottime_seconds() (CLOCK_BOOTTIME, seconds since boot). The comparison is always false — it would take ~54 years of uptime for BOOTTIME to exceed the REALTIME-derived deadline. This means any client can hold the server in grace indefinitely by sending CLAIM_PREVIOUS OPEN requests, blocking all non-reclaim operations for all other clients. Add boot_time_bt (CLOCK_BOOTTIME) alongside the existing boot_time and use it for the deadline computation. boot_time (CLOCK_REALTIME) is preserved for its cl_boot clientid-nonce role.

EPSS 0.43% · 37.0th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.43%
37.0th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux20b7d86f29d39e8ae19bb29c24ffee70dc385ddf, 20b7d86f29d39e8ae19bb29c24ffee70dc385ddf, 20b7d86f29d39e8ae19bb29c24ffee70dc385ddf
LinuxLinux5.6, 0, 6.18.51
linuxlinux_kernel5.6, 5.6, 5.6
LinuxLinux20b7d86f29d39e8ae19bb29c24ffee70dc385ddf, 20b7d86f29d39e8ae19bb29c24ffee70dc385ddf, 20b7d86f29d39e8ae19bb29c24ffee70dc385ddf

Timeline

  • Sep 11, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
  • Sep 11, 2026 CVE Published
  • Sep 12, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 13, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 13, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Sep 16, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 18, 2026 EPSS Score

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