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Linux CVE-2026-64298

| EUVDEUVD-2026-49010 HIGH
2026-07-25 Linux GHSA-mj8v-3x8m-9rx7
7.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Linux
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Severity by source

Vendor (Linux) PRIMARY
7.1 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
SUSE
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Red Hat
7.0 MEDIUM
qualitative

Primary rating from Vendor (Linux).

CVSS VectorVendor: Linux

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
Jul 27, 2026 - 05:32 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Jul 27, 2026 - 05:22 NVD
7.1 (HIGH)
Patch available
Jul 25, 2026 - 11:18 EUVD
CVE Published
Jul 25, 2026 - 08:49 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Jul 25, 2026 - 08:49 cve.org
HIGH 7.1

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

Unauthorized file truncation in the Linux kernel's NFSv4 client allows local attackers to bypass write permission checks when opening a file with O_RDONLY|O_TRUNC. By exploiting a missing MAY_WRITE permission mask during cached delegated opens, an attacker without write access can truncate files, causing data loss. No public exploit or active exploitation has been identified, and EPSS indicates a 0.22% exploitation probability.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Moderate
Product Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 16.0 Affected

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CVE-2026-64298 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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