Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
NFSv4: include MAY_WRITE in open permission mask for O_TRUNC
POSIX requires write permission to truncate a file, so an open() that specifies O_TRUNC must be authorized for write access regardless of the O_ACCMODE access mode.
nfs_open_permission_mask() builds the access mask passed to nfs_may_open(), which is the local authorization gate for OPENs the client serves itself from a cached write delegation via the can_open_delegated() path in nfs4_try_open_cached(). The mask is derived from O_ACCMODE alone, so an open(O_RDONLY | O_TRUNC) against a file the caller cannot write requests only MAY_READ and passes the local check. The OPEN is then satisfied locally and the truncation is issued to the server as a SETATTR(size=0) over the delegation stateid, which the server accepts under standard write-delegation semantics. POSIX requires that this open fail with EACCES.
Include MAY_WRITE in the mask whenever O_TRUNC is set so the local check matches the access the server would have enforced.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= af22f94ae02ab9dd4fd7fe628c8434a59cc293be, < 4817c8974315b666e895b7d1bb83cd3664c323b1; >= af22f94ae02ab9dd4fd7fe628c8434a59cc293be, < cb148a2762d644bff1894728e8835a9a4b84f9ea; >= af22f94ae02ab9dd4fd7fe628c8434a59cc293be, < 30fdf4df6c3c00efec947e4ddf97f0fdd4473628; >= af22f94ae02ab9dd4fd7fe628c8434a59cc293be, < 22c1fd1355ad4ca27aa7f0fa02719122dd92d9de; >= af22f94ae02ab9dd4fd7fe628c8434a59cc293be, < 6bd7d0a06b53c4e797e1a9cea0d2d41aa1b26230; >= af22f94ae02ab9dd4fd7fe628c8434a59cc293be, < a937e92c1d00534b5c2e3e9f4381b7e988180797; >= af22f94ae02ab9dd4fd7fe628c8434a59cc293be, < e36501b7d4abdcd6d69a7cb901b2f286b7a3d041; >= af22f94ae02ab9dd4fd7fe628c8434a59cc293be, < 5140f099ecd8a2f2808b7f7b720ee1bad8468974 |
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.24 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22c1fd1355ad4ca27aa7f0fa02719122dd92d9dePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30fdf4df6c3c00efec947e4ddf97f0fdd4473628Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4817c8974315b666e895b7d1bb83cd3664c323b1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5140f099ecd8a2f2808b7f7b720ee1bad8468974Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bd7d0a06b53c4e797e1a9cea0d2d41aa1b26230Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a937e92c1d00534b5c2e3e9f4381b7e988180797Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb148a2762d644bff1894728e8835a9a4b84f9eaPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e36501b7d4abdcd6d69a7cb901b2f286b7a3d041Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 25, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 19, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified