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CVE-2026-46054

Last refreshed2026-10-17

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-46054

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-46054
CVSS Score / Version
7.1 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-10-16
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Prose
attack vector is local; attack complexity is low; privileges required is low; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is none.
Affected products
see table below
Classified as
CWE-280 (Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges)

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
LinuxLinux Kernel
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7
SubsystemsOT Supporting Infrastructure
SectorsAll Sectors

What to Know

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

selinux: fix overlayfs mmap() and mprotect() access checks

The existing SELinux security model for overlayfs is to allow access if

the current task is able to access the top level file (the "user" file)

and the mounter's credentials are sufficient to access the lower

level file (the "backing" file). Unfortunately, the current code does

not properly enforce these access controls for both mmap() and mprotect()

operations on overlayfs filesystems.

This patch makes use of the newly created security_mmap_backing_file()

LSM hook to provide the missing backing file enforcement for mmap()

operations, and leverages the backing file API and new LSM blob to

provide the necessary information to properly enforce the mprotect()

access controls. (NVD)

What to Do

Monitor Linux's and Red Hat's web pages for any future patch releases.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46054
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46054
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