binfmt_misc: use exe_file_deny_write_access() for the interpreter clone
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: 1 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: binfmt_misc: use exe_file_deny_write_access() for the interpreter clone For MISC_FMT_OPEN_FILE entries load_misc_binary() clones the registered interpreter file and denies write access to the clone via plain deny_write_access(). The clone is installed as bprm->interpreter and later released by the exec machinery through exe_file_allow_write_access() which skips the i_writecount increment for files with FMODE_FSNOTIFY_HSM set. The deny and allow side can therefore come to different conclusions when pre-content watches are in play: if a pre-content watch is added to the interpreter after registration every subsequent exec through that entry takes a write denial on the clone that is never paired with a write allowance, driving the interpreter inode's i_writecount further down with each exec and leaving the interpreter unwritable even after the entry and all its users are gone. Take the write denial via exe_file_deny_write_access() so both sides of the pairing base their decision on the same file mode, and propagate failure instead of silently ignoring it: an interpreter that is concurrently open for writing now fails the exec with ETXTBSY, exactly like an interpreter freshly opened via open_exec() would.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.18.44, 7.1.8, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74486
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jmvv-89q4-p2wr
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c65eb018c12179b5e2c7afe1f0956298576fecec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bd860b7e752a51185960143cab9fec7bf32c84e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eea4b7c7711b1e425272d23352af157f45f4c3e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fdf8b07bee5ef99ec77773a6be05fbb8ee5cdb9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1e7ea3c8e070f19771cdaef55bbeda1359ad490
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/255a758697da87a205e072e0cfc35897b8f743b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0edbaf487e4653a680a7abb91c1df94cb7886aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa5990ca8fd917003e526036bcc50413edb9722c
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74486 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74486 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jmvv-89q4-p2wr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74486 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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