ovl: check access to copy_file_range source with src mounter creds
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 12 fixed, 2 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ovl: check access to copy_file_range source with src mounter creds Commit 5dae222a5ff0c ("vfs: allow copy_file_range to copy across devices") allowed filesystems that implement the copy_file_range() f_op to decide if they want to access cross-sb copy from/to the same fs type. The same commit added checks to verify same sb copy for filesystems that implement ->copy_file_range() and do not support cross-sb copy at the time, namely, to ceph, fuse and nfs. The two remaining fs which implement ->copy_file_range(), cifs and overlayfs started to support cross-sb copy from this time. While overlayfs does support cross-sb copy when the two underlying files are on the same base fs, the copy operation on the two real files from two different overalyfs filesystems is performed with the mounter creds of the destination overlayfs and the read permission access hook for the source file was called with the wrong creds. This could cause either deny of access to copy which would otherwise be allowed (e.g. with splice) or allow read access to file which would otherwise be denied. Fix the latter case by explicitly verifying read access to source file with the source overlayfs mounter creds. The former case remains a quirk of cross-sb overlayfs copy, but userspace could fall back to regular copy so no harm done.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2026:88477 Released 2026-10-23 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- 10Base-SMTV kernel-modules-internal-6.12.0-211.68.1.el10_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) kernel-64k-debug-devel-6.12.0-211.68.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-211.68.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-devel-6.12.0-211.68.1.el10_2 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel-6.12.0-211.68.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-6.12.0-211.68.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-core-6.12.0-211.68.1.el10_2 +29
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) kernel-tools-libs-devel-6.12.0-211.68.1.el10_2, libperf-6.12.0-211.68.1.el10_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hidden (v. 10) kernel-modules-internal-6.12.0-211.68.1.el10_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.68.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-6.12.0-211.68.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-core-6.12.0-211.68.1.el10_2 +21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.68.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core-6.12.0-211.68.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-6.12.0-211.68.1.el10_2 +9
- RHSA-2026:87805 Released 2026-10-22 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.60.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.60.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-687.60.1.el9_8 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel-5.14.0-687.60.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-5.14.0-687.60.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core-5.14.0-687.60.1.el9_8 +28
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-687.60.1.el9_8, libperf-5.14.0-687.60.1.el9_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.60.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-5.14.0-687.60.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core-5.14.0-687.60.1.el9_8 +21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.60.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-687.60.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-687.60.1.el9_8 +9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| 10Base-SMTV | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88477 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88477 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:87805 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88477 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:87805 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88477 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:87805 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hidden (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88477 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88477 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:87805 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88477 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:87805 |
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-68448
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7vqh-66x8-88v7
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/Linux@46c296aa678828105842eee29a147508d803d926, Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected] +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: RHSA-2026:87805 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: RHSA-2026:88477 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: 10Base-SMTV, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) +9 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/Linux@214c292d135ac11d32c766c6c4276092b80b2fbd, Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/214c292d135ac11d32c766c6c4276092b80b2fbd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e13e5b087375f1aee1e930503d20efa7084c0fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46c296aa678828105842eee29a147508d803d926
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ec22c8113d8cf72ed7197bb61037dcad09e50d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f4a107439d2e43db176e34919933e617cb7f2c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e0eb8f55cfe09bb31a202a388babc411292656
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Sources
- CVE-2026-68448 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-68448 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7vqh-66x8-88v7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-68448 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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