kernel: fsnotify: Fix ordering of iput() and watched_objects decrement

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fsnotify: Fix ordering of iput and watchedobjects decrement Ensure the superblock is kept alive until we're done with iput. Holding a reference to an inode is not allowed unless we ensure the superblock stays alive, which fsnotif...

CVE-2026-68096

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: fix recursive locking deadlock in auditdupeexe A deadlock occurs in the audit subsystem when duplicating executable-related rules. When a file is moved e.g., via dorenameat2, the VFS layer locks the parent directory...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68096

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: fix recursive locking deadlock in auditdupeexe A deadlock occurs in the audit subsystem when duplicating executable-related rules. When a file is moved e.g., via dorenameat2, the VFS layer locks the parent directory...

CVE-2026-68096 audit: fix recursive locking deadlock in audit_dupe_exe()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: fix recursive locking deadlock in auditdupeexe A deadlock occurs in the audit subsystem when duplicating executable-related rules. When a file is moved e.g., via dorenameat2, the VFS layer locks the parent directory...

EUVD-2026-55477

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: fix recursive locking deadlock in auditdupeexe A deadlock occurs in the audit subsystem when duplicating executable-related rules. When a file is moved e.g., via dorenameat2, the VFS layer locks the parent directory...

PT-2026-69497

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description A recursive locking deadlock occurs in the audit subsystem when duplicating executable-related rules. When a file is moved, the VFS layer locks the parent directory, which triggers an...

kernel: fanotify: fix false positive on permission events

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's fanotify subsystem. This vulnerability allows for a bypass of permission checks because the fsnotifygetmarksafe function may incorrectly return false for marks on unrelated groups. This could enable an attacker to perform unauthorized actions by circumventin...

kernel: fanotify: fix false positive on permission events

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's fanotify subsystem. This vulnerability allows for a bypass of permission checks because the fsnotifygetmarksafe function may incorrectly return false for marks on unrelated groups. This could enable an attacker to perform unauthorized actions by circumventin...

kernel: fanotify: fix false positive on permission events

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's fanotify subsystem. This vulnerability allows for a bypass of permission checks because the fsnotifygetmarksafe function may incorrectly return false for marks on unrelated groups. This could enable an attacker to perform unauthorized actions by circumventin...

kernel: fanotify: fix false positive on permission events

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's fanotify subsystem. This vulnerability allows for a bypass of permission checks because the fsnotifygetmarksafe function may incorrectly return false for marks on unrelated groups. This could enable an attacker to perform unauthorized actions by circumventin...

CVE-2026-52990

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could exploit a race condition in the fsnotifyrecalcmask function, which fails to properly handle an inode reference. This improper handling can lead to an inode reference leak, causing tasks to hang and resulting in a Denial of Service DoS f...

SUSE CVE-2026-52990

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fsnotify: fix inode reference leak in fsnotifyrecalcmask fsnotifyrecalcmask fails to handle the return value of fsnotifyrecalcmask, which may return an inode pointer that needs to be released via fsnotifydropobject when the...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-52990

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - fsnotify: fix inode reference leak in fsnotifyrecalcmask fsnotifyrecalcmask fails to handle the return value of fsnotifyrecalcmask, which may return an inode...

EUVD-2026-38858

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fsnotify: fix inode reference leak in fsnotifyrecalcmask fsnotifyrecalcmask fails to handle the return value of fsnotifyrecalcmask, which may return an inode pointer that needs to be released via fsnotifydropobject when the...

AZL-90509 CVE-2026-52990 affecting package kernel 6.6.150.1-1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fsnotify: fix inode reference leak in fsnotifyrecalcmask fsnotifyrecalcmask fails to handle the return value of fsnotifyrecalcmask, which may return an inode pointer that needs to be released via fsnotifydropobject when the...

CVE-2026-52990

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fsnotify: fix inode reference leak in fsnotifyrecalcmask fsnotifyrecalcmask fails to handle the return value of fsnotifyrecalcmask, which may return an inode pointer that needs to be released via fsnotifydropobject when the...

CVE-2026-52990

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fsnotify: fix inode reference leak in fsnotifyrecalcmask fsnotifyrecalcmask fails to handle the return value of fsnotifyrecalcmask, which may return an inode pointer that needs to be released via fsnotifydropobject when the...

CVE-2026-52990

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fsnotify: fix inode reference leak in fsnotifyrecalcmask fsnotifyrecalcmask fails to handle the return value of fsnotifyrecalcmask, which may return an inode pointer that needs to be released via fsnotifydropobject when the...

CVE-2026-52990 fsnotify: fix inode reference leak in fsnotify_recalc_mask()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fsnotify: fix inode reference leak in fsnotifyrecalcmask fsnotifyrecalcmask fails to handle the return value of fsnotifyrecalcmask, which may return an inode pointer that needs to be released via fsnotifydropobject when the...

CVE-2026-52990

The CVE-2026-52990 issue affects the Linux kernel fsnotify subsystem, where fsnotify_recalc_mask() can leak an inode reference if the HAS_IREF flag transitions from true to false and the returned inode pointer is not released. A race between adding and detaching marks may skip proper cleanup, cau...