CVE-2026-46054selinux: fix overlayfs mmap() and mprotect() access checks
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: fix overlayfs mmap() and mprotect() access checks The existing SELinux security model for overlayfs is to allow access if the current task is able to access the top level file (the "user" file) and the mounter's credentials are sufficient to access the lower level file (the "backing" file). Unfortunately, the current code does not properly enforce these access controls for both mmap() and mprotect() operations on overlayfs filesystems. This patch makes use of the newly created security_mmap_backing_file() LSM hook to provide the missing backing file enforcement for mmap() operations, and leverages the backing file API and new LSM blob to provide the necessary information to properly enforce the mprotect() access controls.
- CVSS
- 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-280
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 2f502839e85ab265f03f25f30d6463154aee5473 before bc6c380c1159de52a252ed11f19a42c47f60a735; from 2f502839e85ab265f03f25f30d6463154aee5473 before 8bacd09f12c27710228562e4d13163e58c5f4a45; from 2f502839e85ab265f03f25f30d6463154aee5473 before d844702198395d3f80222777030f69db6be6b709; from 2f502839e85ab265f03f25f30d6463154aee5473 before cd0e707a927a70cdfd8bc5a512a9719a87f5ed51; from 2f502839e85ab265f03f25f30d6463154aee5473 before 82544d36b1729153c8aeb179e84750f0c085d3b1 | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 redhat:enterprise_linux | from 0:6.12.0-211.22.1.el10_2 not affected | CISA ADP |
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support redhat:enterprise_linux_eus | from 0:6.12.0-55.95.1.el10_0 not affected | CISA ADP |
from 0:4.18.0-305.201.1.el8_4 not affected | CISA ADP | |
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On redhat:rhel_eus_long_life | from 0:4.18.0-305.201.1.el8_4 not affected | CISA ADP |
from 0:4.18.0-477.158.1.el8_8 not affected | CISA ADP | |
from 0:4.18.0-477.158.1.el8_8 not affected | CISA ADP | |
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support redhat:rhel_eus | from 0:5.14.0-570.132.1.el9_6 not affected | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 4.19 before 7.0.4 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc6c380c1159de52a252ed11f19a42c47f60a735
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bacd09f12c27710228562e4d13163e58c5f4a45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d844702198395d3f80222777030f69db6be6b709
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd0e707a927a70cdfd8bc5a512a9719a87f5ed51patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82544d36b1729153c8aeb179e84750f0c085d3b1patch
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25191
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27811
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27812
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30848
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51746
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:52649
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:52667
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:52764
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59091
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59473
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67721
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67723
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46054
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2482025
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-46054.json
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