CVE 7.7 HIGH

9p: fix access mode flags being ORed instead of replaced_CVE-2026-52906

7.7 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

9p: fix access mode flags being ORed instead of replaced

Since commit 1f3e4142c0eb ("9p: convert to the new mount API"),
v9fs_apply_options() applies parsed mount flags with |= onto flags
already set by v9fs_session_init(). For 9P2000.L, session_init sets
V9FS_ACCESS_CLIENT as the default, so when the user mounts with
"access=user", both bits end up set. Access mode checks compare
against exact values, so having both bits set matches neither mode.

This causes v9fs_fid_lookup() to fall through to the default switch
case, using INVALID_UID (nobody/65534) instead of current_fsuid()
for all fid lookups. Root is then unable to chown or perform other
privileged operations.

Fix by clearing the access mask before applying the user's choice.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-52906
Source Linux
Published Jun 9, 2026 at 12:36
Modified Jun 14, 2026 at 04:30

Affected Product

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Version 1f3e4142c0eb178089ea0cbc97506a061470ad27
Affected Versions Linux Linux 1f3e4142c0eb178089ea0cbc97506a061470ad27
Linux Linux 1f3e4142c0eb178089ea0cbc97506a061470ad27
Linux Linux 6.19

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