CVE-2026-74596fs,fsverity: remove check for fsverity being enabled in setattr_prepare()
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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.
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- 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
- Received
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from cc99c58f735bc55e6321f1f575ea218da91dcc4c before fd4ed50c134fd9f2334b8b29d117f3af5fe250e9; from 2efdeec99ca09a9d638e1bcdc1a4afbfe3b4f2ec before b4c0c41b952c21baed3f822eab508ebbd1d355d9; from e9734653c523c744f03333ece6ae7a315187f05c before 2d2b2ed7bdcc6df4942292318c5455b5e94ba525; from e9734653c523c744f03333ece6ae7a315187f05c before d2f96bcb89d36d488a10e3bcf819b98536968286 | CNA record |
References
- 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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