SB2026072151 - Memory leak in Linux kernel nfsd

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SB2026072151 - Memory leak in Linux kernel nfsd

Published: July 21, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026072151
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53397)

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

CVSSv4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to a memory leak in the nfsd SETACL request decoding and release handling when processing crafted NFS ACL SETACL requests. A remote user can send a specially crafted SETACL request that triggers a decode failure after partial ACL allocation to cause a denial of service.

The leaked posix_acl object remains allocated for the lifetime of the server.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References