Red HatCVE-2026-78410
Red Hat util-linux: race condition
No fix yet
A flaw was found in util-linux. Restricted bind mounts take the source path from fstab but do not pin that source before the privileged mount. A local unprivileged user who can replace the authorized source or a writable ancestor can redirect SUID mount(8) to bind another host directory. If the fstab entry also sets X-mount.owner, X-mount.group, or X-mount.mode, root then changes ownership or mode on that redirected inode.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Product | all versions | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Product | all versions | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Product | all versions | No fix yet |
| all versions | No fix yet | |
| all versions | No fix yet | |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Product | all versions | No fix yet |
| all versions | No fix yet | |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 Product | all versions | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-367
- www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78410
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78410
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63162
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:93461
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95365
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78410
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2522684
- github.com/util-linux/util-linux/security/advisories/GHSA-rh77-686x-2f2m