selinux: preserve user SID across nested backing files (Linux Linux)

CVE-2026-98215
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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.

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European references

CERT-FR advisories

Affected products

ProductVersions
Linux · Linuxaffected bc6c380c1159de52a252ed11f19a42c47f60a735 < caa1b913d90d5dc07073733326d2af0f0288f089 ; affected 8bacd09f12c27710228562e4d13163e58c5f4a45 < 6aaeec59aadcd1eafc18b049f1b759fb6b9d9569 ; affected d844702198395d3f80222777030f69db6be6b709 < 9d99b770e7b67b00bdef9005b928aad13e1d679b ; affected 82544d36b1729153c8aeb179e84750f0c085d3b1 < ff20d16b2e8230c034e21540043df47222dcc09b ; affected 82544d36b1729153c8aeb179e84750f0c085d3b1 < 8c0c602202b9a4909b00bc3354e3c0355bc69e65 ; affected cd0e707a927a70cdfd8bc5a512a9719a87f5ed51
Linux · Linuxaffected 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

SourceLicence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVDENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feedsPublic domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD