SB2026091295 - Race condition in Linux kernel nfsd
Published: September 12, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026091295
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-89684)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the NFS server copy-notification state handling when processing concurrent NFSv4.2 OFFLOAD_CANCEL requests. A remote attacker can send racing OFFLOAD_CANCEL requests to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.