selinux: preserve user SID across nested backing files (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.21 % · percentile 11 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Received
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: preserve user SID across nested backing files SELinux saves the user file SID in a backing-file security blob so it remains available after mmap() replaces vma->vm_file with a backing file. For nested backing files (overlayfs over overlayfs, or FUSE passthrough backed by overlayfs), user_file may itself be a backing file. Its fsec->sid is the SID of the mounter that opened it, rather than the user that opened the top-level file. mprotect() then checks fd { use } against the mounter SID. This can incorrectly deny access without a domain transition, or check the wrong target SID after one. Copy the saved user SID when user_file is a backing file. Keep using the regular file SID for the first backing layer. With two nested overlayfs mounts and SELinux enforcing, mprotect(PROT_READ) returns EACCES with an fd { use } denial against the mounter SID. With this change, mprotect() succeeds. Tested on arm64 QEMU with a small BusyBox initramfs and a purpose-built SELinux policy. The original test was also repeated with Fedora Cloud Base 44 userspace and gave the same result.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caa1b913d90d5dc07073733326d2af0f0288f089
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6aaeec59aadcd1eafc18b049f1b759fb6b9d9569
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d99b770e7b67b00bdef9005b928aad13e1d679b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff20d16b2e8230c034e21540043df47222dcc09b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c0c602202b9a4909b00bc3354e3c0355bc69e65
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-93143
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-98215
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1375 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1374 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected bc6c380c1159de52a252ed11f19a42c47f60a735 < caa1b913d90d5dc07073733326d2af0f0288f089 ; affected 8bacd09f12c27710228562e4d13163e58c5f4a45 < 6aaeec59aadcd1eafc18b049f1b759fb6b9d9569 ; affected d844702198395d3f80222777030f69db6be6b709 < 9d99b770e7b67b00bdef9005b928aad13e1d679b ; affected 82544d36b1729153c8aeb179e84750f0c085d3b1 < ff20d16b2e8230c034e21540043df47222dcc09b ; affected 82544d36b1729153c8aeb179e84750f0c085d3b1 < 8c0c602202b9a4909b00bc3354e3c0355bc69e65 ; affected cd0e707a927a70cdfd8bc5a512a9719a87f5ed51 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 7.1 ; unaffected 0 < 7.1 ; unaffected 6.6.158 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.112 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.18.54 ≤ 6.18.* ; unaffected 7.2.8 ≤ 7.2.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |