In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nfsd: initialize DRC hash table before registering shrinker

shrinker_register() precedes the INIT_LIST_HEAD loop and the
drc_hashsize store. On weakly-ordered architectures (arm64, ppc),
a shrinker scan can observe drc_hashsize before the bucket list
heads are initialized, causing a NULL deref in the DRC shrinker
callback.

Move bucket initialization and the drc_hashsize store before
shrinker_register() so the hash table is fully initialized before
it becomes visible to the shrinker.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6528-1 linux security update
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Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-476
CWE-665

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: initialize DRC hash table before registering shrinker shrinker_register() precedes the INIT_LIST_HEAD loop and the drc_hashsize store. On weakly-ordered architectures (arm64, ppc), a shrinker scan can observe drc_hashsize before the bucket list heads are initialized, causing a NULL deref in the DRC shrinker callback. Move bucket initialization and the drc_hashsize store before shrinker_register() so the hash table is fully initialized before it becomes visible to the shrinker.
Title nfsd: initialize DRC hash table before registering shrinker
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-24T15:10:34.407Z

Reserved: 2026-09-17T16:02:15.093Z

Link: CVE-2026-93211

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-24T16:17:16.007

Modified: 2026-09-24T16:17:16.007

Link: CVE-2026-93211

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Updated: 2026-09-25T11:30:16Z

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