Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: check if root is readonly when setting posix acl For a filesystem which has btrfs read-only property set to true, all write operations including acl and xattr should be denied. However, acl can still be set even if btrfs ro property is true. This happens because no function on the set_acl code path checks the root is readonly or not. It was checked in btrfs_setxattr_trans() but got removed in commit 353c2ea735e4 ("btrfs: remove redundant readonly root check in btrfs_setxattr_trans") That commit didn't check if all the callers properly check the root's read-only flag. A previous fix is commit b51111271b03 ("btrfs: check if root is readonly while setting security xattr"). Always check if the root is read-only before performing the set acl operation.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01c2f41fc441f75b3f9326443372faceb1cb6638
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5602f96ff1e266f069b4d0d94f441050e057e06
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-90263?
CVE-2026-90263 is a documented vulnerability. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: check if root is readonly when setting posix acl For a filesystem which has btrfs read-only property set to true, all write...
How severe is CVE-2026-90263?
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Is there a patch for CVE-2026-90263?
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