CVE-2026-98250

nfsd: fix handling of NFSEXP_PNFS in the netlink codepath

N/A
Published: October 6, 2026 at 08:45 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 10:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: fix handling of NFSEXP_PNFS in the netlink codepath The rework of how block layouts were checked moved the check for NFSEXP_PNFS out of nfsd4_setup_layout_type() and into the callers. That patch didn't account for the new call in nfsd4_setup_layout_type().

Affected

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

Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.* (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3 (unaffected)

Remediation

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