CVE-2026-64596
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libfs: set SB_I_NOEXEC and SB_I_NODEV by default in init_pseudo() Since commit 1e7ab6f67824 ("anon_inode: rework assertions"), path_noexec() warns when an anonymous-inode file is mmap'd from a superblock that has not set SB_I_NOEXEC. dma-buf backs its files this way and never set the flag, so mmap of any exported buffer trips the warning on a CONFIG_DEBUG_VFS=y kernel: WARNING: CPU: 11 PID: 121813 at fs/exec.c:118 path_noexec+0x47/0x50 do_mmap+0x2b5/0x680 vm_mmap_pgoff+0x129/0x210 ksys_mmap_pgoff+0x177/0x240 __x64_sys_mmap+0x33/0x70 init_pseudo() sets up internal SB_NOUSER mounts that are never path-reachable. Set both flags here so every pseudo filesystem gets them by default instead of each caller setting them. SB_I_NODEV is inert for unreachable mounts. SB_I_NOEXEC has one visible effect: an executable mapping of a pseudo-fs fd, such as a dma-buf, now fails with -EPERM, which is the invariant the assertion enforces. No in-tree caller maps these executable. Reproduce on CONFIG_DEBUG_VFS=y: make -C tools/testing/selftests/dmabuf-heaps sudo ./tools/testing/selftests/dmabuf-heaps/dmabuf-heap -t system
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
6.15.6,
6.16
and later are affected. Fixed in
6.18.39,
7.1.4,
7.2
and their respective stable series.
References
3 totalFrequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2026-64596?
CVE-2026-64596 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.15.6 onward and has been patched in 6.18.39, 7.1.4 and 7.2. CVE-2026-64596 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-64596?
Yes. CVE-2026-64596 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.39, 7.1.4 and 7.2. If you are running Linux kernel 6.15.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2026-64596 actively exploited?
No. CVE-2026-64596 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.