DEBIAN-CVE-2026-22980
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: provide locking for v4_end_grace Writing to v4_end_grace can race with server shutdown and result in memory being accessed after it was freed - reclaim_str_hashtbl in particularly. We cannot hold nfsd_mutex across the nfsd4_end_grace() call as that is held while client_tracking_op->init() is called and that can wait for an upcall to nfsdcltrack which can write to v4_end_grace, resulting in a deadlock. nfsd4_end_grace() is also called by the landromat work queue and this doesn't require locking as server shutdown will stop the work and wait for it before freeing anything that nfsd4_end_grace() might access. However, we must be sure that writing to v4_end_grace doesn't restart the work item after shutdown has already waited for it. For this we add a new flag protected with nn->client_lock. It is set only while it is safe to make client tracking calls, and v4_end_grace only schedules work while the flag is set with the spinlock held. So this patch adds a nfsd_net field "client_tracking_active" which is set as described. Another field "grace_end_forced", is set when v4_end_grace is written. After this is set, and providing client_tracking_active is set, the laundromat is scheduled. This "grace_end_forced" field bypasses other checks for whether the grace period has finished. This resolves a race which can result in use-after-free.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 6.12.38-1, 6.12.41-1 |
| Debian:11 | linux-6.1 | 6.1.159-1, 6.1.158-1, 6.1.153-1 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.133-1, 6.1.135-1, 6.1.137-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.18.5-1, 6.18.5-1, 6.18 |
| Debian:11 | linux | 5.10.223-1, 5.10.226-1, 5.10.234-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- 4081.3.7.yml (github-poc)
Timeline
- Jan 23, 2026 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated