CVE-2026-49421 unlinkat(2) ignores AT_RESOLVE_BENEATH flag

The kernel function that implements unlinkat2 and funlinkat2 validated the ATRESOLVEBENEATH flag but failed to pass it through to the underlying path lookup. The flag was silently dropped, so path resolution was not actually restricted. A process that uses ATRESOLVEBENEATH with unlinkat2 or...

CVE-2026-49421: Improper Check for Dropped Privileges

The kernel function that implements unlinkat2 and funlinkat2 validated the ATRESOLVEBENEATH flag but failed to pass it through to the underlying path lookup. The flag was silently dropped, so path resolution was not actually restricted. A process that uses ATRESOLVEBENEATH with unlinkat2 or...