Linux vulnerability

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.

Published 22 Aug 2026Updated 11 Oct 20263 sources
CVSS 0.0

What happened

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.

Affected versions

Linux: 2efdeec99ca09a9d638e1bcdc1a4afbfe3b4f2ec through before b4c0c41b952c21baed3f822eab508ebbd1d355d9 (git); e9734653c523c744f03333ece6ae7a315187f05c through before 2d2b2ed7bdcc6df4942292318c5455b5e94ba525 (git); e9734653c523c744f03333ece6ae7a315187f05c through before d2f96bcb89d36d488a10e3bcf819b98536968286 (git); 7.0 Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

  • Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
  • Review affected product exposure and access logs.

Public PoC references

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