CVE-2026-80928

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smack: fix cred UAF in smack_file_send_sigiotask() When inspecting the credentials of another task, objective credentials (->real_cred, accessed with __task_cred()) must always be used. Accessing ->cred on a non-current task is forbidden unless that task is being created or destroyed; a task is allowed to change its own ->cred pointer with no synchronization, and changing ->cred should only affect the current syscall. smack_file_send_sigiotask() was accessing both sets of credentials: First tsk->cred, then __task_cred(tsk). Fix it, always access the objective credentials here. I have tested that this bug can lead to a KASAN-reported UAF of struct cred in smack_file_send_sigiotask(), and that this fix prevents the race.

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

7.8 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-09-11 20:18:56.513000

Last modified

2026-10-19 09:17:23.777000

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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-11T20:18:56.513",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:17:23.777",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmack: fix cred UAF in smack_file_send_sigiotask()\n\nWhen inspecting the credentials of another task, objective credentials\n(->real_cred, accessed with __task_cred()) must always be used.\n\nAccessing ->cred on a non-current task is forbidden unless that task is\nbeing created or destroyed; a task is allowed to change its own ->cred\npointer with no synchronization, and changing ->cred should only affect the\ncurrent syscall.\n\nsmack_file_send_sigiotask() was accessing both sets of credentials: First\ntsk->cred, then __task_cred(tsk).\n\nFix it, always access the objective credentials here.\n\nI have tested that this bug can lead to a KASAN-reported UAF of struct cred\nin smack_file_send_sigiotask(), and that this fix prevents the race."
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