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CVE-2026-31402
published 2026-04-03

CVE-2026-31402: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: fix heap overflow in NFSv4.0 LOCK replay cache The NFSv4.0 replay cache uses a fixed…

PriorityP260critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.49%
38.4th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: fix heap overflow in NFSv4.0 LOCK replay cache The NFSv4.0 replay cache uses a fixed 112-byte inline buffer (rp_ibuf[NFSD4_REPLAY_ISIZE]) to store encoded operation responses. This size was calculated based on OPEN responses and does not account for LOCK denied responses, which include the conflicting lock owner as a variable-length field up to 1024 bytes (NFS4_OPAQUE_LIMIT). When a LOCK operation is denied due to a conflict with an existing lock that has a large owner, nfsd4_encode_operation() copies the full encoded response into the undersized replay buffer via read_bytes_from_xdr_buf() with no bounds check. This results in a slab-out-of-bounds write of up to 944 bytes past the end of the buffer, corrupting adjacent heap memory. This can be triggered remotely by an unauthenticated attacker with two cooperating NFSv4.0 clients: one sets a lock with a large owner string, then the other requests a conflicting lock to provoke the denial. We could fix this by increasing NFSD4_REPLAY_ISIZE to allow for a full opaque, but that would increase the size of every stateowner, when most lockowners are not that large. Instead, fix this by checking the encoded response length against NFSD4_REPLAY_ISIZE before copying into the replay buffer. If the response is too large, set rp_buflen to 0 to skip caching the replay payload. The status is still cached, and the client already received the correct response on the original request.

Affected

26 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.19.10-1 (forky)linux 6.19.10-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < f9fcb4441f6c02bb20c2eb340101e27dfe23607cf9fcb4441f6c02bb20c2eb340101e27dfe23607c
linuxlinux>= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 2665887a69437a8a4f552f69509eecfb73d4aa192665887a69437a8a4f552f69509eecfb73d4aa19
linuxlinux>= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < c9452c0797c95cf2378170df96cf4f4b3bca7effc9452c0797c95cf2378170df96cf4f4b3bca7eff
linuxlinux>= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 8afb437ea1f70cacb4bbdf11771fb5c4d720b9658afb437ea1f70cacb4bbdf11771fb5c4d720b965
linuxlinux>= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < dad0c3c0a8e5d1d6eb0fc455694ce3e25e6c57d0dad0c3c0a8e5d1d6eb0fc455694ce3e25e6c57d0
linuxlinux>= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 0f0e2a54a31a7f9ad2915db991561148723173880f0e2a54a31a7f9ad2915db99156114872317388
linuxlinux>= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < ae8498337dfdfda71bdd0b807c9a23a126011d76ae8498337dfdfda71bdd0b807c9a23a126011d76
linuxlinux>= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 5133b61aaf437e5f25b1b396b14242a6bb0508e25133b61aaf437e5f25b1b396b14242a6bb0508e2
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linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.19.10-16.19.10-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 2.6.12.1 < 5.10.2535.10.253
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11 < 6.1.1676.1.167
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.18.206.18.20
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.19 < 6.19.106.19.10
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2 < 6.6.1306.6.130

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • Detect NFSv4.0 LOCK requests with large owner strings (approaching NFS4_OPAQUE_LIMIT of 1024 bytes) directed at an nfsd server, which is the trigger condition for the heap overflow in the replay cache.
  • Monitor for slab-out-of-bounds kernel crash signatures or kernel memory corruption events on systems running nfsd (NFSv4.0 server), which may indicate exploitation of this vulnerability.
  • The attack requires two cooperating NFSv4.0 clients — one to establish a lock with a large owner string and a second to request a conflicting lock. Correlate NFS LOCK denials with prior large-owner LOCK grants from different source IPs to the same server path.
  • The vulnerable kernel code path is nfsd4_encode_operation() calling read_bytes_from_xdr_buf() with no bounds check into rp_ibuf[NFSD4_REPLAY_ISIZE]. Audit kernel builds for the presence of this unpatched code path (fixed in Linux kernel 6.19.10-1).
  • ·The vulnerability is only exploitable on systems running the Linux kernel nfsd with NFSv4.0 enabled. NFSv4.1+ and NFSv3 are not affected by this specific replay cache overflow.
  • ·The fix is available in Linux kernel 6.19.10-1 (Debian forky/sid). Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 remain affected or under investigation as of the advisory date — patch status should be verified per distribution.
  • ·The attacker does not need to be authenticated; the attack is remotely triggerable by any NFSv4.0 client that can reach the server, requiring no credentials.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_redhat7.0HIGH
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