CVE-2026-90039
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Guard admin state-revocation walks with NFSD_NET_UP Writing to /proc/fs/nfsd/unlock_filesystem, or sending the NFSD_CMD_UNLOCK_FILESYSTEM or NFSD_CMD_UNLOCK_EXPORT netlink command, walks the NFSv4 client hash tables to revoke open state and cancel async COPY operations. All three handlers gate that walk on nn->nfsd_serv, but a listener added via portlist or netlink listener_set sets nn->nfsd_serv before any nfsd thread starts. nfsd_startup_net() has not yet allocated nn->conf_id_hashtbl, so the walkers dereference a NULL table. A local administrator with CAP_SYS_ADMIN can crash the kernel this way without ever starting the server. nn->nfsd_serv is set when the service is created, which precedes table allocation. NFSD_NET_UP instead brackets the window where the tables are live: set at the end of nfsd_startup_net() and cleared in nfsd_shutdown_net() after they are freed, both under nfsd_mutex. Gating the three unlock paths on NFSD_NET_UP fixes the startup-time NULL dereference while preserving the earlier post-shutdown use-after-free fix.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
6.9
and later are affected. Fixed in
6.12.111,
6.18.51,
7.2.5,
7.3-rc1
and their respective stable series.
References
4 totalFrequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2026-90039?
CVE-2026-90039 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.9 onward and has been patched in 6.12.111, 6.18.51, 7.2.5 and others. CVE-2026-90039 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-90039?
Yes. CVE-2026-90039 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.111, 6.18.51, 7.2.5 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2026-90039 actively exploited?
No. CVE-2026-90039 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.