fhandle: reject detached mounts in capable_wrt_mount()
The recent fhandle RCU fix moved the mount namespace capability check
into capable_wrt_mount(), so a non-NULL mnt_namespace survives the
ns_capable() dereference. The helper still assumes the later
READ_ONCE(mount->mnt_ns) must be non-NULL because may_decode_fh()
checked is_mounted() first.
That assumption is not stable. A detached mount from
open_tree(..., OPEN_TREE_CLONE) can be dissolved on fput while
open_by_handle_at() is between those checks, and umount_tree() can
clear mount->mnt_ns. If the helper observes NULL, it dereferences
mnt_ns->user_ns and panics.
Return false when the RCU read observes a detached mount. This keeps
the relaxed permission path conservative: a mount no longer attached
to a namespace cannot authorize open_by_handle_at() access.
| Source | ID | Title |
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USN-8887-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-8888-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
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USN-8889-1 | Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities |
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USN-8887-2 | Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8888-2 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
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USN-8887-3 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fhandle: reject detached mounts in capable_wrt_mount() The recent fhandle RCU fix moved the mount namespace capability check into capable_wrt_mount(), so a non-NULL mnt_namespace survives the ns_capable() dereference. The helper still assumes the later READ_ONCE(mount->mnt_ns) must be non-NULL because may_decode_fh() checked is_mounted() first. That assumption is not stable. A detached mount from open_tree(..., OPEN_TREE_CLONE) can be dissolved on fput while open_by_handle_at() is between those checks, and umount_tree() can clear mount->mnt_ns. If the helper observes NULL, it dereferences mnt_ns->user_ns and panics. Return false when the RCU read observes a detached mount. This keeps the relaxed permission path conservative: a mount no longer attached to a namespace cannot authorize open_by_handle_at() access. | |
| Title | fhandle: reject detached mounts in capable_wrt_mount() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-19T21:19:23.840Z
Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.901Z
Link: CVE-2026-72034
Updated: 2026-10-16T15:50:24.971Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:12.383
Modified: 2026-10-19T22:17:22.950
Link: CVE-2026-72034
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-17T08:30:17Z
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