FKIE_CVE-2026-80928
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-11 20:18 - Updated: 2026-09-14 13:18
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smack: fix cred UAF in smack_file_send_sigiotask()
When inspecting the credentials of another task, objective credentials
(->real_cred, accessed with __task_cred()) must always be used.
Accessing ->cred on a non-current task is forbidden unless that task is
being created or destroyed; a task is allowed to change its own ->cred
pointer with no synchronization, and changing ->cred should only affect the
current syscall.
smack_file_send_sigiotask() was accessing both sets of credentials: First
tsk->cred, then __task_cred(tsk).
Fix it, always access the objective credentials here.
I have tested that this bug can lead to a KASAN-reported UAF of struct cred
in smack_file_send_sigiotask(), and that this fix prevents the race.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"security/smack/smack_lsm.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
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"status": "affected",
"version": "3b11a1decef07c19443d24ae926982bc8ec9f4c0",
"versionType": "git"
},
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"status": "affected",
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"versionType": "git"
},
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"versionType": "git"
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"versionType": "git"
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"versionType": "git"
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"versionType": "git"
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"status": "affected",
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"versionType": "git"
}
]
},
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"defaultStatus": "affected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"security/smack/smack_lsm.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "2.6.29"
},
{
"lessThan": "2.6.29",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.15.221",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.1.188",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.6.157",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.109",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.50",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2.4",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.3-rc1",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
}
]
}
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmack: fix cred UAF in smack_file_send_sigiotask()\n\nWhen inspecting the credentials of another task, objective credentials\n(-\u003ereal_cred, accessed with __task_cred()) must always be used.\n\nAccessing -\u003ecred on a non-current task is forbidden unless that task is\nbeing created or destroyed; a task is allowed to change its own -\u003ecred\npointer with no synchronization, and changing -\u003ecred should only affect the\ncurrent syscall.\n\nsmack_file_send_sigiotask() was accessing both sets of credentials: First\ntsk-\u003ecred, then __task_cred(tsk).\n\nFix it, always access the objective credentials here.\n\nI have tested that this bug can lead to a KASAN-reported UAF of struct cred\nin smack_file_send_sigiotask(), and that this fix prevents the race."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-80928",
"lastModified": "2026-09-14T13:18:49.050",
"metrics": {
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"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 7.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
"impactScore": 5.9,
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
},
"published": "2026-09-11T20:18:56.513",
"references": [
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},
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}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Received"
}
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