nfsd: validate nseconds in TIME_DELEG decode paths
The xdrgen-based TIME_DELEG_ACCESS and TIME_DELEG_MODIFY decode arms
store a raw uint32_t nseconds directly into tv_nsec without enforcing
nseconds < NSEC_PER_SEC. The legacy nfsd4_decode_nfstime4 has this
check but the TIME_DELEG paths do not. A malformed timespec can
propagate through notify_change() to disk.
Add range checks in both nfs4xdr.c (SETATTR path) and
nfs4callback.c (CB_GETATTR path).
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: validate nseconds in TIME_DELEG decode paths The xdrgen-based TIME_DELEG_ACCESS and TIME_DELEG_MODIFY decode arms store a raw uint32_t nseconds directly into tv_nsec without enforcing nseconds < NSEC_PER_SEC. The legacy nfsd4_decode_nfstime4 has this check but the TIME_DELEG paths do not. A malformed timespec can propagate through notify_change() to disk. Add range checks in both nfs4xdr.c (SETATTR path) and nfs4callback.c (CB_GETATTR path). | |
| Title | nfsd: validate nseconds in TIME_DELEG decode paths | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-11T19:46:18.807Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.750Z
Link: CVE-2026-89701
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:57.303
Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:57.303
Link: CVE-2026-89701
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