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CVE-2026-74730: NFS: Pin the 'struct nfs_server' during a FREE_STATEID call

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-22 · updated 2026-10-16

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFS: Pin the 'struct nfs_server' during a FREE_STATEID call Dan Aloni reports that he was able to hit a use-after-free bug if a FREE_STATEID operation gets delayed for whatever reason. Fix this by bumping the refcount of the 'struct nfs_server' object for the duration of the FREE_STATEID so it doesn't get cleaned up from underneath us while operations are still in flight.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 3.10 — fixed in 7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80ed3d762628b36c9e4b22fac7c65b72ef3b13dd
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af62f1af182d33a0de38308c012841885d8ab92e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caee6a68ffaa5016dfc01cd0b3dc1896a32e3abd
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf616096a0f3a2b60f7d68b6b39674a6867ded9c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d71dfffa512e71b166a889484e4c3b148a9a3af2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d858ab09e787106432d4d9830bad9dfedf02f890
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed1161ab6239761958b38d5667225634fc2be894
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed2f92ce2fc48463c41e0e540b9a3454889e8af8

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