In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
NFSv4/pNFS: reject zero-length r_addr in nfs4_decode_mp_ds_addr
nfs4_decode_mp_ds_addr() decodes the r_netid and r_addr opaques of a
netaddr4 from a GETDEVICEINFO multipath-DS body, then immediately
calls strrchr(buf, '.') to locate the port separator. Both decodes
use xdr_stream_decode_string_dup(), and the current code checks only
"nlen < 0" / "rlen < 0" before dereferencing the returned string.
When the on-wire opaque has length zero, xdr_stream_decode_opaque_inline()
returns 0 and xdr_stream_decode_string_dup() falls through to its
"*str = NULL; return ret" tail, leaving buf NULL with a return value
of 0. The "< 0" check does not catch this, and the next line is
strrchr(NULL, '.'), a kernel NULL pointer dereference reachable from
any pNFS-flexfile client mounted against a malicious or compromised
metadata server.
Reject the zero-length cases explicitly so the decoder fails with
-EBADMSG (treated as a malformed GETDEVICEINFO body) instead of
panicking the client.
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Configurations
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History
29 Jul 2026, 19:30
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CWE | CWE-476 | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/012d37a568bfbb2c9686f03ade75560bc7139956 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30aae62e50b4e074a90a9a5e15246548fbdc1182 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41fe0f7b84f0cb822ae10ab08592996a592b2a25 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/427ab81a811dab4bca9d19f82eec5847ae42646e - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c344fff2feff9d4d716d8e4ad40e9b5040ee5ea - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76b94cbd32aacf36a641956385a852635c6802b9 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8e4e0c701d0192a2efb6df059c0f9e19678c23d - Patch |
20 Jul 2026, 15:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5 |
19 Jul 2026, 12:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-07-19 12:16
Updated : 2026-07-29 19:30
NVD link : CVE-2026-53391
Mitre link : CVE-2026-53391
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53391
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
