In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fanotify: fix use-after-free of file range info
fsnotify_pre_content() builds its file_range on the triggering task's
stack. fanotify_alloc_perm_event() saves a pointer to range.pos in the
heap-allocated permission event so copy_range_info_to_user() can report
the offset later.
The event reader can set the event state to FAN_EVENT_REPORTED and then
sleep while preparing the file descriptor. If a signal interrupts the
triggering task at that point, fanotify_get_response() changes the state
to FAN_EVENT_CANCELED and returns. This unwinds the file_range stack
frame while the reader still owns the event. The reader then dereferences
pevent->ppos and copies the stale stack value to userspace.
KASAN reported:
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in fanotify_read+0x293e/0x2970
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88811434fc50 by task fanotify_inotif/95
Call Trace:
fanotify_read+0x293e/0x2970
vfs_read+0x177/0xa20
ksys_read+0xf7/0x1c0
do_syscall_64+0xf9/0x540
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
Store the range position directly in the permission event and use
FANOTIFY_NO_RANGE when range information is unavailable. The event remains
alive until the reader finishes, so the reported offset no longer depends
on the triggering task's stack.
fanotify: fix use-after-free of file range info
fsnotify_pre_content() builds its file_range on the triggering task's
stack. fanotify_alloc_perm_event() saves a pointer to range.pos in the
heap-allocated permission event so copy_range_info_to_user() can report
the offset later.
The event reader can set the event state to FAN_EVENT_REPORTED and then
sleep while preparing the file descriptor. If a signal interrupts the
triggering task at that point, fanotify_get_response() changes the state
to FAN_EVENT_CANCELED and returns. This unwinds the file_range stack
frame while the reader still owns the event. The reader then dereferences
pevent->ppos and copies the stale stack value to userspace.
KASAN reported:
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in fanotify_read+0x293e/0x2970
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88811434fc50 by task fanotify_inotif/95
Call Trace:
fanotify_read+0x293e/0x2970
vfs_read+0x177/0xa20
ksys_read+0xf7/0x1c0
do_syscall_64+0xf9/0x540
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
Store the range position directly in the permission event and use
FANOTIFY_NO_RANGE when range information is unavailable. The event remains
alive until the reader finishes, so the reported offset no longer depends
on the triggering task's stack.
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fanotify: fix use-after-free of file range info fsnotify_pre_content() builds its file_range on the triggering task's stack. fanotify_alloc_perm_event() saves a pointer to range.pos in the heap-allocated permission event so copy_range_info_to_user() can report the offset later. The event reader can set the event state to FAN_EVENT_REPORTED and then sleep while preparing the file descriptor. If a signal interrupts the triggering task at that point, fanotify_get_response() changes the state to FAN_EVENT_CANCELED and returns. This unwinds the file_range stack frame while the reader still owns the event. The reader then dereferences pevent->ppos and copies the stale stack value to userspace. KASAN reported: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in fanotify_read+0x293e/0x2970 Read of size 8 at addr ffff88811434fc50 by task fanotify_inotif/95 Call Trace: fanotify_read+0x293e/0x2970 vfs_read+0x177/0xa20 ksys_read+0xf7/0x1c0 do_syscall_64+0xf9/0x540 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f Store the range position directly in the permission event and use FANOTIFY_NO_RANGE when range information is unavailable. The event remains alive until the reader finishes, so the reported offset no longer depends on the triggering task's stack. | |
| Title | fanotify: fix use-after-free of file range info | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-11T19:45:03.450Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.732Z
Link: CVE-2026-89600
No data.
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:44.870
Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:44.870
Link: CVE-2026-89600
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-12T11:15:13Z
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