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CVE-2026-98543Unrated

bpf: fs/xattr: don't assume the inode is locked in path_unlink/path_rmdir

MSRC advisory NVD CVE.org

Assessment

Severity
Unrated
CVSS base score
Not published
Impact
Not stated
EPSS, next 30 days
Not scored yet
Public exploit code
No Nuclei template lists it
Exploitability
Not assessed
Publicly disclosed
No
Customer action
Required: apply the update
Component
Mariner
Weakness
—
Issued by
Linux
Published
20 Oct 2026 · October 2026
Last revised
20 Oct 2026

Updates that fix it

0 KBs

No KB listed

MSRC lists no downloadable update, which usually means a service-side fix or a release-notes update. Check the MSRC advisory.

What changed

First observed 21 Oct 2026
  1. 23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Public exploit codeUnknown: exploit-code evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed
  2. 23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC CISA KEVUnknown: catalog evidence is incomplete or retained → Not listed in the collected catalog
  3. 23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeIncomplete → Current
  4. 23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: first-epssIncomplete → Current
  5. 23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: cisa-kevIncomplete → Current
  6. 23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfIncomplete → Current
  7. 23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Public exploit codeNo Nuclei template listed → Unknown: exploit-code evidence is incomplete or retained
  8. 23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC CISA KEVNot listed in the collected catalog → Unknown: catalog evidence is incomplete or retained
  9. 23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeCurrent → Incomplete
  10. 23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Source coverage: first-epssCurrent → Incomplete
  11. 23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Source coverage: cisa-kevCurrent → Incomplete
  12. 23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfCurrent → Incomplete

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Collected exploitation and prediction evidence

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cve-program · CVE-2026-98543

Published

bpf: fs/xattr: don't assume the inode is locked in path_unlink/path_rmdir

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: fs/xattr: don't assume the inode is locked in path_unlink/path_rmdir bpf_lsm_has_d_inode_locked() makes the verifier rewrite bpf_[set|remove]_dentry_xattr() to the _locked variants, which assume that the caller already holds the inode's i_rwsem. The path_unlink and path_rmdir hooks are listed, but security_path_unlink() and security_path_rmdir() run before vfs_unlink()/vfs_rmdir() take the victim inode's i_rwsem, so a sleepable BPF LSM program attached to either hook mutates the victim's xattrs without the lock held. Drop the two path hooks from d_inode_locked_hooks so that the verifier keeps the locking bpf_[set|remove]_dentry_xattr() variants, which take the lock themselves.

Source published
18 Oct 2026 15:18:10 UTC
Source modified
24 Oct 2026 14:09:20 UTC
Observed here
24 Oct 2026 16:17:04 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

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