CVE-2026-89540
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sunrpc: init gssp_lock before publishing proc entry
create_use_gss_proxy_proc_entry() publishes /proc/net/rpc/use-gss-proxy via proc_create_data() before init_gssp_clnt() runs mutex_init() on sn->gssp_lock. Once the dentry is linked under proc_subdir_lock it is immediately reachable from userspace, so a write that lands in the window drives set_gssp_clnt() into mutex_lock() on a zero-initialized struct mutex.
The window spans only the two statements between proc_create_data() returning and init_gssp_clnt(), so a writer reaches it only if the registering thread is preempted there while another task is already opening the freshly published file. register_pernet_subsys() runs in preemptible context under pernet_ops_rwsem, so that preemption is possible, and the window widens on auth_rpcgss module load, when the proc entry is created for every live net namespace whose tasks are already running.
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A writer that wins the race locks a zero-filled struct mutex. On CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES the missing magic value trips a "lock used without init" splat; on a production kernel the fast path acquires the lock via CMPXCHG(owner, 0, current). In the latter case a second writer that arrives before init_gssp_clnt() re-zeroes owner can enter set_gssp_clnt() concurrently, shut down the first writer's clnt while it is still in use, and leak the loser's clnt.
Fix by initializing sn->gssp_lock in sunrpc_init_net() so its lifetime matches the sunrpc_net it lives in. sn->gssp_clnt is already NULL from the kzalloc that backs net_generic storage, so the lazy helper is no longer needed; drop init_gssp_clnt(), its prototype, and the call from create_use_gss_proxy_proc_entry(). sunrpc.ko is a build-time dependency of auth_rpcgss.ko, so sunrpc_init_net() has always run on every netns before any auth_gss pernet init can publish the proc entry.
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
create_use_gss_proxy_proc_entry(net)
proc_create_data("use-gss-proxy", ...) /* dentry live */
init_gssp_clnt(sn)
mutex_init(&sn->gssp_lock) /* too late */
write_gssp()
set_gssp_clnt(net)
mutex_lock(&sn->gssp_lock) /* uninitialized */
gssp_rpc_create(...)
sn->gssp_clnt = clnt
mutex_unlock(&sn->gssp_lock)CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.13%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 2
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation75 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact65 % - Impacto secundario
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulationimpact60 %
Vulnerabilidad de race condition en kernel Linux (AV:L/PR:L/UI:N) que permite a un atacante local sin interacción de usuario provocar deadlock (DoS) o corrupción de datos de RPC mediante escritura en /proc/net/rpc/use-gss-proxy antes de la inicialización del mutex.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/159a4fab7170badd6c4a553aef81cac079d6f4ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f019571928b269feebcff59926ec13294215e0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ce1ed6159731a41fdd0b03eedbed4e147036a5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f5bcdc8da15077ebe846c2756a5a17741021410
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89c8e0733e8c46b7973503f15b1b31a8587d8030
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3526ae3351968f6726bcbe25d8d09973ad79109
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edeefb111d6181a4aa278f415b005efe284b9489
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f15b87521168c2a92cb1931f532cba422f856f01
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsunrpc: init gssp_lock before publishing proc entry\n\ncreate_use_gss_proxy_proc_entry() publishes /proc/net/rpc/use-gss-proxy\nvia proc_create_data() before init_gssp_clnt() runs mutex_init() on\nsn->gssp_lock. Once the dentry is linked under proc_subdir_lock it is\nimmediately reachable from userspace, so a write that lands in the\nwindow drives set_gssp_clnt() into mutex_lock() on a zero-initialized\nstruct mutex.\n\n create_use_gss_proxy_proc_entry(net)\n proc_create_data(\"use-gss-proxy\", ...) /* dentry live */\n init_gssp_clnt(sn)\n mutex_init(&sn->gssp_lock) /* too late */\n\n write_gssp()\n set_gssp_clnt(net)\n mutex_lock(&sn->gssp_lock) /* uninitialized */\n gssp_rpc_create(...)\n sn->gssp_clnt = clnt\n mutex_unlock(&sn->gssp_lock)\n\nThe window spans only the two statements between proc_create_data()\nreturning and init_gssp_clnt(), so a writer reaches it only if the\nregistering thread is preempted there while another task is already\nopening the freshly published file. register_pernet_subsys() runs in\npreemptible context under pernet_ops_rwsem, so that preemption is\npossible, and the window widens on auth_rpcgss module load, when the\nproc entry is created for every live net namespace whose tasks are\nalready running. A writer that wins the race locks a zero-filled\nstruct mutex. On CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES the missing magic value trips a\n\"lock used without init\" splat; on a production kernel the fast path\nacquires the lock via CMPXCHG(owner, 0, current). In the latter case\na second writer that arrives before init_gssp_clnt() re-zeroes owner\ncan enter set_gssp_clnt() concurrently, shut down the first writer's\nclnt while it is still in use, and leak the loser's clnt.\n\nFix by initializing sn->gssp_lock in sunrpc_init_net() so its lifetime\nmatches the sunrpc_net it lives in. sn->gssp_clnt is already NULL from\nthe kzalloc that backs net_generic storage, so the lazy helper is no\nlonger needed; drop init_gssp_clnt(), its prototype, and the call from\ncreate_use_gss_proxy_proc_entry(). sunrpc.ko is a build-time\ndependency of auth_rpcgss.ko, so sunrpc_init_net() has always run on\nevery netns before any auth_gss pernet init can publish the proc\nentry."
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"lastModified": "2026-09-14T13:19:09.030",
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
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