CVE-2026-90151

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Oct 19, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

NFSv4: remove callback IDR entry on client allocation failure

nfs4_alloc_client() allocates an NFSv4.0 callback identifier before it finishes setting up the client. If any later initialization step fails, the error path frees the nfs_client directly with nfs_free_client(). That bypasses nfs_put_client(), which is where the callback IDR entry is removed during normal teardown.

A failed allocation can therefore leave cb_ident_idr pointing at a freed nfs_client. A later NFSv4.0 callback lookup by cb_ident would find the stale pointer and take a reference to it.

Make the callback IDR removal helper callable by the allocation failure path, and remove the callback identifier before freeing the client.

This was found by a local static-analysis checker for publish-before-free lifetime bugs and confirmed by manual inspection.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 17, 2026
Last modified
Oct 19, 2026
NVD status
Received

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CVE-2026-90151: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix