CVE-2026-64298

NFSv4: include MAY_WRITE in open permission mask for O_TRUNC

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 25, 2026 at 08:49 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4: include MAY_WRITE in open permission mask for O_TRUNC POSIX requires write permission to truncate a file, so an open() that specifies O_TRUNC must be authorized for write access regardless of the O_ACCMODE access mode. nfs_open_permission_mask() builds the access mask passed to nfs_may_open(), which is the local authorization gate for OPENs the client serves itself from a cached write delegation via the can_open_delegated() path in nfs4_try_open_cached(). The mask is derived from O_ACCMODE alone, so an open(O_RDONLY | O_TRUNC) against a file the caller cannot write requests only MAY_READ and passes the local check. The OPEN is then satisfied locally and the truncation is issued to the server as a SETATTR(size=0) over the delegation stateid, which the server accepts under standard write-delegation semantics. POSIX requires that this open fail with EACCES. Include MAY_WRITE in the mask whenever O_TRUNC is set so the local check matches the access the server would have enforced.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.6.24 ≤ v < 5.10.2615.11 ≤ v < 5.15.2125.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1786.13 ≤ v < 6.18.396.19 ≤ v < 7.1.46.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1456.7 ≤ v < 6.12.967.27.2 rc17.2 rc2af22f94ae02ab9dd4fd7fe628c8434a59cc293be
Vendor states this is fixed in 22c1fd1355ad4ca27aa7f0fa02719122dd92d9de (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 30fdf4df6c3c00efec947e4ddf97f0fdd4473628 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4817c8974315b666e895b7d1bb83cd3664c323b1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5140f099ecd8a2f2808b7f7b720ee1bad8468974 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6bd7d0a06b53c4e797e1a9cea0d2d41aa1b26230 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a937e92c1d00534b5c2e3e9f4381b7e988180797 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cb148a2762d644bff1894728e8835a9a4b84f9ea (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e36501b7d4abdcd6d69a7cb901b2f286b7a3d041 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.24 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.261 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.212 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.178 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.96 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.39 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.145 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.1HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-862

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