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FKIE_CVE-2026-74487

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-15 13:17 - Updated: 2026-08-23 13:16
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: binfmt_misc: restore write access when removing an entry Registering an entry with the MISC_FMT_OPEN_FILE flag opens the interpreter via open_exec() which denies write access to it for as long as the entry exists. Removing the entry closes the interpreter file via filp_close() but never restores write access, leaving the inode's i_writecount permanently negative. Opening the interpreter for writing keeps failing with ETXTBSY long after the entry is gone until the inode is evicted from the inode cache. Commit 90f601b497d7 ("binfmt_misc: restore write access before closing files opened by open_exec()") fixed the same imbalance in the error path of bm_register_write() but the actual removal path has been leaking the write denial since the introduction of the flag. Restore write access in put_binfmt_handler() before closing the interpreter file.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13efc628fdf641d901bdba07caa1c558e1bed046
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b522487a3a9162b1b519eefde7998d103e3e07b
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7873f987213695e3564c8c259e6db283e4739472
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a50296cca2a1db9d8d21051e7d50f0cf3a4b7ec8
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db1856ea9196cf6e015d12199a34c0b9313c7bfa
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd9ba32169e73a3c3ba595cf1de1f4c69ceafb3c
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1cf67f6be0babc73afa4ee0e27bdedffeeeb095
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdc1d702bf3001586221fa07e598e876a0a854c5
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbinfmt_misc: restore write access when removing an entry\n\nRegistering an entry with the MISC_FMT_OPEN_FILE flag opens the\ninterpreter via open_exec() which denies write access to it for as\nlong as the entry exists. Removing the entry closes the interpreter\nfile via filp_close() but never restores write access, leaving the\ninode\u0027s i_writecount permanently negative. Opening the interpreter\nfor writing keeps failing with ETXTBSY long after the entry is gone\nuntil the inode is evicted from the inode cache.\n\nCommit 90f601b497d7 (\"binfmt_misc: restore write access before\nclosing files opened by open_exec()\") fixed the same imbalance in the\nerror path of bm_register_write() but the actual removal path has\nbeen leaking the write denial since the introduction of the flag.\n\nRestore write access in put_binfmt_handler() before closing the\ninterpreter file."
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  "id": "CVE-2026-74487",
  "lastModified": "2026-08-23T13:16:44.750",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-08-15T13:17:53.593",
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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