In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nfsd: guard nfsd_serv deref in nfsd_file_net_dispose
nfsd_file_net_dispose() is the consumer side of l->freeme: the nfsd
service thread loop calls it to drain entries that the filecache
garbage collector and shrinker append via
nfsd_file_dispose_list_delayed(). During per-net teardown,
nn->nfsd_serv is cleared before the filecache laundrette is shut
down, so the service thread can still run a dispose pass that finds
more than eight entries on l->freeme and dereferences a NULL
svc_serv:
nfsd service thread loop
nfsd_file_net_dispose(nn)
if (!list_empty(&l->freeme)) {
...
svc_wake_up(nn->nfsd_serv); /* nn->nfsd_serv == NULL */
}
The sibling helper nfsd_file_dispose_list_delayed() already documents
this ordering and caches nn->nfsd_serv into a local before testing it
for NULL. nfsd_file_net_dispose() was introduced with the same raw
svc_wake_up(nn->nfsd_serv) call and never picked up the guard.
Fix by loading nn->nfsd_serv into a local svc_serv pointer and only
calling svc_wake_up() when it is non-NULL, matching the pattern in
nfsd_file_dispose_list_delayed().
CVE-2026-93212
NONE
EPSS 0.17%
Updated Sep 24, 2026
Linux
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59baf45a06435194005fc5fa9a42d89f77a30432
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/766170b4fd2daaf5c4d6735560101474e18edab6
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f1ddfc8cb9076592401a611eb3a44d36186d014
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4776c1c4b38fbc459420321c8ece87d0f7f95fb
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CVE Details
CVE ID
CVE-2026-93212
Published Date
Sep 24, 2026
Vendor
Linux
Severity
NONE
Exploit Prediction (EPSS)
Probability of Exploit
0.17%
Likelihood of exploitation in next 30 days
Percentile:
5.4th percentile (higher than 5.4% of all CVEs)
Standard patching cycle
Impact
Minimal impact
Source
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