CVE-2026-46150 HIGH

CVE-2026-46150: fanotify: fix false positive on permission events

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Published May 28, 2026
Last update June 14, 2026

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fanotify: fix false positive on permission events fsnotify_get_mark_safe() may return false for a mark on an unrelated group, which results in bypassing the permission check. Fix by skipping over detached marks that are not in the current group.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 28, 2026 CVE published
June 14, 2026 Record updated