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CVE-2026-89681

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: fix layout fence worker double-reference race The workqueue core clears WORK_STRUCT_PENDING before the callback is invoked, so delayed_work_pending() in lm_breaker_timedout() can…

UnscoredEPSS 0.15%

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: fix layout fence worker double-reference race The workqueue core clears WORK_STRUCT_PENDING before the callback is invoked, so delayed_work_pending() in lm_breaker_timedout() can return false while the fence worker is already running. This lets the breaker take a duplicate sc_count reference and schedule a new worker that coalesces with the in-progress one. The extra reference is never put, leaking the layout stateid. Replace the racy delayed_work_pending() check with an ls_fence_inflight boolean set atomically with refcount_inc_not_zero() under ls_lock, and cleared under ls_lock before the final nfs4_put_stid() on the dispose path; the retry path intentionally retains it. Remove the self-rearm mod_delayed_work() at the top of the worker.

CVSS
Not yet scored
EPSS
0.15% probability · 5th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Source
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

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