CVE-2026-53397

HIGH

nfsd: fix posix_acl leak on SETACL decode failure

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: fix posix_acl leak on SETACL decode failure nfsaclsvc_decode_setaclargs() and nfs3svc_decode_setaclargs() each call nfs_stream_decode_acl() twice, first for NFS_ACL and then for NFS_DFACL. Each successful call transfers ownership of a freshly allocated posix_acl into argp->acl_access or argp->acl_default. If the first call succeeds but the second fails, the decoder returns false and argp->acl_access is left dangling. ACLPROC2_SETACL.pc_release was wired to nfssvc_release_attrstat and ACLPROC3_SETACL.pc_release was wired to nfs3svc_release_fhandle. Both only call fh_put() and have no knowledge of the ACL fields on argp. The posix_acl_release() pairs sat at the out: labels inside nfsacld_proc_setacl() and nfsd3_proc_setacl(), but svc_process() skips pc_func when pc_decode returns false, so that cleanup is unreachable on decode failure: svc_process_common() pc_decode() /* decode_setaclargs: false */ /* pc_func skipped */ pc_release() /* fh_put only -- ACLs leaked */ The orphaned posix_acl is leaked for the lifetime of the server. Fix by adding nfsaclsvc_release_setacl() and nfs3svc_release_setacl(), which release both argp->acl_access and argp->acl_default in addition to fh_put(), and wiring them as pc_release for their respective SETACL procedures. pc_release runs on every path svc_process() takes after decode, including decode failure, so the posix_acl_release() pairs are removed from the proc functions' out: labels to keep ownership in one place. This matches the existing release_getacl() pattern used by the sibling GETACL procedures.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0053
EPSS Percentile 41.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-401
Status published
Products (26)
linux/Kernel 2.6.13 - 5.10.260linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.211linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.177linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.18.38linux
linux/Kernel 6.19.0 - 7.1.3linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.144linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.95linux
Linux/Linux < 2.6.13
Linux/Linux 2.6.13
Linux/Linux 5.10.260 - 5.10.*
... and 16 more
Published Jul 19, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 19, 2026