7.5

CVE-2026-53397

nfsd: fix posix_acl leak on SETACL decode failure

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.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 2.6.13 < 5.10.260
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 5.11 < 5.15.211
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 5.16 < 6.1.177
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 6.2 < 6.6.144
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 6.7 < 6.12.95
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 6.13 < 6.18.38
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 6.19 < 7.1.3
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Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.53% 0.416
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 7.5 3.9 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2eb1ffd511d1b3c3e21122f97cbbccea411e277
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b94c4be77682aab06d65ca7296149e3bcfb37353
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/887f92ceccf3eacd5f2402db21254d66372fae00
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e96239fddcefacf6afe6c498357be68eacbcabc
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd69a825485168ef74e815ecb286754b570fdcc7
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/136b416593f1349cf6f72c8e3d18f0f204ee8545
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5b42c1e4ff2befaa6b96f7cbf32174751eba083
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0853ac544c590880d797b04daa33fcb72b6be0e1
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