CVE-2026-49421 (GCVE-0-2026-49421)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-19 05:25
Modified
2026-08-26 17:44
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-273 - Improper Check for Dropped Privileges
Summary
The kernel function that implements unlinkat(2) and funlinkat(2) validated the AT_RESOLVE_BENEATH flag but failed to pass it through to the underlying path lookup. The flag was silently dropped, so path resolution was not actually restricted.
A process that uses AT_RESOLVE_BENEATH with unlinkat(2) or funlinkat(2) to confine path resolution can in fact resolve paths above the starting directory. A caller relying on this flag for path containment may delete files outside the intended directory tree.
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