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CVE-2026-53397

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.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-53397
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Reserved
2026-06-09 07:44 UTC
Published
2026-07-19 12:01 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-19 12:01 UTC
Vendor / Product
Linux / Linux
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

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Affected products (2)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Linux Linux a257cdd0e2179630d3201c32ba14d7fcb3c3a055 < b2eb1ffd511d1b3c3e21122f97cbbccea411e277, a257cdd0e2179630d3201c32ba14d7fcb3c3a055 < b94c4be77682aab06d65ca7296149e3bcfb37353, a257cdd0e2179630d3201c32ba14d7fcb3c3a055 < 887f92ceccf3eacd5f2402db21254d66372fae00, a257cdd0e2179630d3201c32ba14d7fcb3c3a055 < 1e96239fddcefacf6afe6c498357be68eacbcabc …
Linux Linux 2.6.13, 0 < 2.6.13, 5.10.260 ≤ 5.10.*, 5.15.211 ≤ 5.15.* …
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