CVE-2026-98862NVD
Vulnerability Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
audit: fix exe mark UAF in kill_rules()
kill_rules() removes mixed AUDIT_DIR and AUDIT_EXE rules when an audit
tree is pruned. It drops entry->rule.exe before removing the rule from
the RCU-visible filter lists.
After a rule has been installed with AUDIT_ADD_RULE, which requires
CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL, removing the watched directory can race with another
task that is still evaluating the rule. In that case, fsnotify can free
the executable mark before the reader reaches audit_mark_compare(),
causing a use-after-free.
KASAN reports:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in audit_mark_compare+0x8d/0xa0
Unlink the published rules from the RCU-visible lists and retain them
on tree->rules for cleanup. If any rule has an executable mark, wait for
a single RCU grace period before removing the marks and scheduling the
entries for freeing. Otherwise, call_rcu() already provides the required
deferred freeing without a synchronous wait.
audit: fix exe mark UAF in kill_rules()
kill_rules() removes mixed AUDIT_DIR and AUDIT_EXE rules when an audit
tree is pruned. It drops entry->rule.exe before removing the rule from
the RCU-visible filter lists.
After a rule has been installed with AUDIT_ADD_RULE, which requires
CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL, removing the watched directory can race with another
task that is still evaluating the rule. In that case, fsnotify can free
the executable mark before the reader reaches audit_mark_compare(),
causing a use-after-free.
KASAN reports:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in audit_mark_compare+0x8d/0xa0
Unlink the published rules from the RCU-visible lists and retain them
on tree->rules for cleanup. If any rule has an executable mark, wait for
a single RCU grace period before removing the marks and scheduling the
entries for freeing. Otherwise, call_rcu() already provides the required
deferred freeing without a synchronous wait.
Affected & Patched Versions
Not provided by NVD for this CVE.
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External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0afb9202c1fb88387d0577524bf9785664bdd802
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11715656540360906235d724fde5349631425073
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/304960900991157e6883bdf0b39782b690545ee8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88633025f20ba9c32ccdb3efc86eafdf98cb825c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d9c97fb262067933ff4452db19e692d26622352
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9aee3caeff4dd4126d84f67607b95cec8719b867
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa650d87a498844060eecb1d336f4d46f4d1b0b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2cc5462b78559c7628a9f8ac9a9592e7783183a