fs,fsverity: remove check for fsverity being enabled in setattr_prepare()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs,fsverity: remove check for fsverity being enabled in setattr_prepare() The check that fs-verity is available in the kernel is not necessary here. Filesystems could have fsverity files even without fs-verity enabled. In that case, truncate on fsverity file will succeed, what this check is trying to prevent.
CVE-2026-74596
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-74596
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
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Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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"versionType": "git"
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{
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],
"programFiles": [
"fs/attr.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "7.0"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "7.0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.1.9",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
"lessThanOrEqual": "*"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"fs/attr.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "affected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-74596
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- #46581 · Revision 1
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