eventfs: Hold eventfs_mutex and SRCU when remount walks events
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eventfs: Hold eventfs_mutex and SRCU when remount walks events Commit 340f0c7067a9 ("eventfs: Update all the eventfs_inodes from the events descriptor") had eventfs_set_attrs() recurse through ei->children on remount. The walk only holds the rcu_read_lock() taken by tracefs_apply_options() over tracefs_inodes, which is wrong: - list_for_each_entry over ei->children races with the list_del_rcu() in eventfs_remove_rec() -- LIST_POISON1 deref, same shape as d2603279c7d6. - eventfs_inodes are freed via call_srcu(&eventfs_srcu, ...). rcu_read_lock() does not extend an SRCU grace period, so ti->private can be reclaimed under the walk. - The writes to ei->attr race with eventfs_set_attr(), which holds eventfs_mutex. Reproducer: while :; do mount -o remount,uid=$((RANDOM%1000)) /sys/kernel/tracing; done & while :; do echo "p:kp submit_bio" > /sys/kernel/tracing/kprobe_events echo > /sys/kernel/tracing/kprobe_events done Wrap the events portion of tracefs_apply_options() in eventfs_remount_lock()/_unlock() that take eventfs_mutex and srcu_read_lock(&eventfs_srcu). eventfs_set_attrs() doesn't sleep so the nested rcu_read_lock() is fine; lockdep_assert_held() pins the contract. Comment in tracefs_drop_inode() said "RCU cycle" -- it is SRCU.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.6.35 to before 6.6.140; 6.9.6 to before 6.10 | 6.6.140, 6.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.10 and later | 6.6.140, 6.12.88, 6.18.30, 7.0.7, 7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.6.35 to before 6.6.140; 6.9.6 to before 6.10 Fixed in 6.6.140, 6.10 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.10 and later Fixed in 6.6.140, 6.12.88, 6.18.30, 7.0.7, 7.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.6.35 to before 6.6.140; 6.9.6 to before 6.12.88; 6.13 to before 6.18.30; 6.19 to before 7.0.7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6.35 to before 6.6.140; 6.9.6 to before 6.12.88; 6.13 to before 6.18.30; 6.19 to before 7.0.7 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.140, 6.10
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.140, 6.12.88, 6.18.30, 7.0.7, 7.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46106
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vr2g-5q36-7736
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
References
Patch 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae9cd0b46b1890040006a2fc5e905c5d6053fd02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44e64d8a432837308f4dda3ffe819f1ec092a0ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52b109f1b875b912d4ab2c5fdd8c322d47119d9b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed2ad73bcb0a7a6cc934097d4853b6d5124c317e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07004a8c4b572171934390148ee48c4175c77eed
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Sources
- CVE-2026-46106 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-46106 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vr2g-5q36-7736 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-46106 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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