CVE-2026-53393

nfsd: reset write verifier on deferred writeback errors

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 19, 2026 at 12:01 PM UTC
Updated: August 17, 2026 at 05:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: reset write verifier on deferred writeback errors nfsd_vfs_write() and nfsd_commit() both call filemap_check_wb_err() to detect deferred writeback errors, but neither rotates the server's write verifier (nn->writeverf) when this check fails. Every other durable-storage-failure path in these functions calls commit_reset_write_verifier() before returning an error. The missing rotation means clients holding UNSTABLE write data under the current verifier will COMMIT, receive the unchanged verifier back, and conclude their data is durable — silently dropping data that failed writeback. This violates the UNSTABLE+COMMIT durability contract (RFC 1813 §3.3.7, RFC 8881 §18.32). Add commit_reset_write_verifier() calls at both filemap_check_wb_err() error sites, matching the pattern used by adjacent error paths in the same functions. The helper already filters -EAGAIN and -ESTALE internally, so the calls are unconditionally safe.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.10.124 ≤ v < 5.10.2615.15.49 ≤ v < 5.15.2125.17 ≤ v < 6.1.1785.17 ≤ v < 6.12.955.17 ≤ v < 6.18.385.17 ≤ v < 6.6.1455.17 ≤ v < 7.1.35.17 ≤ v < 7.26.13 ≤ v < 6.18.386.19 ≤ v < 7.1.36.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1456.7 ≤ v < 6.12.953145fe0ebb16e1715ad541a301bc6675c8375fcd5.10.1245.15.495.17555dbf1a9aac6d3150c8b52fa35f768a692f4eebf14816f2f928c560d28ba344af689f56efcd6f55
Vendor states this is fixed in 1dd664b39774a9c89b72de8e59bf9ef4b3aaff2e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2090b05803faab8a9fa62fbff871007862cac1b7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4367afc119c51e17a616f6908772b7e2c2c4013f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 43b65d2997963e80e8d8d86520bcb1e0751227de (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 666e837b247fcadf2d8d508b9b0e49d720393eb4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b027cca33c97354149fcc0ddeede4525c41093cd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b8e5894e56cff70fa245628fe16f0ad6367f8090 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bc2baca02ec56da7707a74ed5d340b0a1dff1841 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.261 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.212 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.178 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.95 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.38 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.145 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
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