CVE-2026-89685
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
11/09/2026
Last modified:
21/09/2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
nfsd: fix clock domain mismatch in clients_still_reclaiming()<br />
<br />
clients_still_reclaiming() computes a deadline from nn->boot_time<br />
(CLOCK_REALTIME, ~1.7 billion) but compares it against<br />
ktime_get_boottime_seconds() (CLOCK_BOOTTIME, seconds since boot).<br />
The comparison is always false — it would take ~54 years of uptime<br />
for BOOTTIME to exceed the REALTIME-derived deadline.<br />
<br />
This means any client can hold the server in grace indefinitely by<br />
sending CLAIM_PREVIOUS OPEN requests, blocking all non-reclaim<br />
operations for all other clients.<br />
<br />
Add boot_time_bt (CLOCK_BOOTTIME) alongside the existing boot_time<br />
and use it for the deadline computation. boot_time (CLOCK_REALTIME)<br />
is preserved for its cl_boot clientid-nonce role.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH


