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{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: nfsd: fix dead ACL conflict guard in nfsd4_create", "id": "2502209", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2502209"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "7.0", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-772", "details": ["In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nnfsd: fix dead ACL conflict guard in nfsd4_create\nnfsd4_create() steals create->cr_dpacl/cr_pacl into the local\nnfsd_attrs via the designated initializer, then immediately sets the\nsource pointers to NULL. The subsequent conflict guard tests the\nalready-nilled source fields, making it permanently dead code:\nif (create->cr_acl) {\nif (create->cr_dpacl || create->cr_pacl) /* always false */\nWhen a client encodes both FATTR4_WORD0_ACL and\nFATTR4_WORD2_POSIX_{DEFAULT,ACCESS}_ACL in the same CREATE fattr\nbitmap, nfsd4_acl_to_attr() overwrites attrs.na_pacl/na_dpacl without\nreleasing the originals, leaking two posix_acl slab objects per\nrequest. Repeated requests cause unbounded slab exhaustion.\nFix by checking attrs.na_dpacl/na_pacl (the stolen values) instead of\nthe nilled create->cr_dpacl/cr_pacl, matching the correct pattern\nalready used in nfsd4_setattr().", "A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Network File System (NFS) daemon (nfsd). A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted NFS CREATE requests that include conflicting Access Control List (ACL) attributes. This leads to a memory leak, where the system fails to release memory objects, causing unbounded memory exhaustion. Repeated exploitation can result in a Denial of Service (DoS), making the system unresponsive to legitimate requests."], "name": "CVE-2026-53395", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2026-07-19T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53395\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53395\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026071957-CVE-2026-53395-a139@gregkh/T"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}

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