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CVE-2026-64596

Low risk· EPSS 5%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.15%

5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the init_pseudo() function does not set the SB_I_NOEXEC and SB_I_NODEV flags by default. This causes a warning in path_noexec() when mapping anonymous-inode files (e.g., dma-buf) on kernels with CONFIG_DEBUG_VFS=y, and also allows executable mappings of such files, violating a security invariant.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could allow a local attacker to execute code from an anonymous file (e.g., dma-buf), potentially leading to privilege escalation. Additionally, it generates kernel warnings that could be used to detect activity.

Recommendation

Install the kernel patch that sets SB_I_NOEXEC and SB_I_NODEV by default in init_pseudo(). Update the system to a patched kernel version.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libfs: set SB_I_NOEXEC and SB_I_NODEV by default in init_pseudo() Since commit 1e7ab6f67824 ("anon_inode: rework assertions"), path_noexec() warns when an anonymous-inode file is mmap'd from a superblock that has not set SB_I_NOEXEC. dma-buf backs its files this way and never set the flag, so mmap of any exported buffer trips the warning on a CONFIG_DEBUG_VFS=y kernel: WARNING: CPU: 11 PID: 121813 at fs/exec.c:118 path_noexec+0x47/0x50 do_mmap+0x2b5/0x680 vm_mmap_pgoff+0x129/0x210 ksys_mmap_pgoff+0x177/0x240 __x64_sys_mmap+0x33/0x70 init_pseudo() sets up internal SB_NOUSER mounts that are never path-reachable. Set both flags here so every pseudo filesystem gets them by default instead of each caller setting them. SB_I_NODEV is inert for unreachable mounts. SB_I_NOEXEC has one visible effect: an executable mapping of a pseudo-fs fd, such as a dma-buf, now fails with -EPERM, which is the invariant the assertion enforces. No in-tree caller maps these executable. Reproduce on CONFIG_DEBUG_VFS=y: make -C tools/testing/selftests/dmabuf-heaps sudo ./tools/testing/selftests/dmabuf-heaps/dmabuf-heap -t system

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