CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-74596

Unknown
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the setattr_prepare() function contains an unnecessary check for fs-verity being enabled. This check is not needed and its presence can allow truncate operations on fsverity files to succeed, which is undesirable.

Risk Assessment

Removing this check prevents unauthorized truncation of fs-verity files, which could compromise data integrity.

Recommendation

Apply the kernel update that removes this unnecessary check.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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