In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

selinux: always fill AVC decision in avc_has_perm_noaudit()

avc_has_perm_noaudit() is documented to return a copy of the access
decision in @avd, but its early return for an empty requested permission
set leaves the buffer untouched. All callers pass an uninitialized
stack variable and afterwards feed it to avc_audit(), and the inode hook
even stores it in the per-task decision cache.

Fill in a deny-all, audit-all decision, similar to avd_init(), so every
caller receives a defined value at no cost on the hot path.
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Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: always fill AVC decision in avc_has_perm_noaudit() avc_has_perm_noaudit() is documented to return a copy of the access decision in @avd, but its early return for an empty requested permission set leaves the buffer untouched. All callers pass an uninitialized stack variable and afterwards feed it to avc_audit(), and the inode hook even stores it in the per-task decision cache. Fill in a deny-all, audit-all decision, similar to avd_init(), so every caller receives a defined value at no cost on the hot path.
Title selinux: always fill AVC decision in avc_has_perm_noaudit()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T13:27:45.404Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.347Z

Link: CVE-2026-98413

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-14T14:17:52.547

Modified: 2026-10-14T14:17:52.547

Link: CVE-2026-98413

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