CVE-2026-74596: Linux vulnerability

CVE-2026-74596: fs,fsverity: remove check for fsverity being enabled in setattr_prepare()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs,fsverity: remove check for fsverity being enabled in setattr_prepare() The check that fs-verity is available in the kernel is not necessary here. Filesystems could have fsverity files even without fs-verity enabled. In that case, truncate on fsverity file will succeed, what this check is trying to prevent.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedOct 11, 2026, 13:47 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record

Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Aug 22, 2026, 15:31 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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CVE reservedCVE Program
The CVE ID was reserved by the assigning CNA.
Aug 15, 2026, 05:44 UTC (UTC+00:00)
CVE publishedCVE Program
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Aug 22, 2026, 15:31 UTC (UTC+00:00)
CVE updatedCVE Program
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Oct 11, 2026, 13:47 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Source materials

CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4c0c41b952c21baed3f822eab508ebbd1d355d9CVE reference, Linux
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d2b2ed7bdcc6df4942292318c5455b5e94ba525CVE reference, Linux
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2f96bcb89d36d488a10e3bcf819b98536968286CVE reference, Linux

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus

LinuxLinux2efdeec99ca09a9d638e1bcdc1a4afbfe3b4f2ec, e9734653c523c744f03333ece6ae7a315187f05c, e9734653c523c744f03333ece6ae7a315187f05cunaffected

LinuxLinux7.0, 0, 7.1.9, 7.2affected

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