fs,fsverity: remove check for fsverity being enabled in setattr_prepare()
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
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: fs,fsverity: remove check for fsverity being enabled in setattr_prepare() The check that fs-verity is available in the kernel is not necessary here. Filesystems could have fsverity files even without fs-verity enabled. In that case, truncate on fsverity file will succeed, what this check is trying to prevent.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00168 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 7.1.9, 7.2Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 7.1.9, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. 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-2026-74596
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f86r-w2jg-m648
- 2026-10-11 Fix available: Linux/Linux@b4c0c41b952c21baed3f822eab508ebbd1d355d9 · CNA
- 2026-10-11 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: Linux/Linux@fd4ed50c134fd9f2334b8b29d117f3af5fe250e9 · CNA
- 2026-10-16 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/Linux@3f3b0898557a93122a7f941e6a89adef2bb29ce4 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f3b0898557a93122a7f941e6a89adef2bb29ce4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd4ed50c134fd9f2334b8b29d117f3af5fe250e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4c0c41b952c21baed3f822eab508ebbd1d355d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d2b2ed7bdcc6df4942292318c5455b5e94ba525
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2f96bcb89d36d488a10e3bcf819b98536968286
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74596 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74596 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f86r-w2jg-m648 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74596 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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