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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: 9p: fix access mode flags being ORed instead of replaced Since commit 1f3e4142c0eb ("9p: convert to the new mount API"), v9fs_apply_options() applies parsed mount flags with |= onto flags already set by v9fs_session_init(). For 9P2000.L, session_init sets V9FS_ACCESS_CLIENT as the default, so when the user mounts with "access=user", both bits end up set. Access mode checks compare against exact values, so having both bits set matches neither mode. This causes v9fs_fid_lookup() to fall through to the default switch case, using INVALID_UID (nobody/65534) instead of current_fsuid() for all fid lookups. Root is then unable to chown or perform other privileged operations. Fix by clearing the access mask before applying the user's choice.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-06-09 | Published 2026-06-09 | Updated 2026-06-09 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

1f3e4142c0eb178089ea0cbc97506a061470ad27 (git) before b8f037e87a083291190204b959cda417aaf01058
affected

1f3e4142c0eb178089ea0cbc97506a061470ad27 (git) before da2346a48a5a1fed86c3fe3d73c0b60e7b3027c9
affected

Default status
affected

6.19
affected

Any version before 6.19
unaffected

7.0.4 (semver)
unaffected

7.1-rc1 (original_commit_for_fix)
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/b8f037e87a083291190204b959cda417aaf01058

git.kernel.org/...c/da2346a48a5a1fed86c3fe3d73c0b60e7b3027c9

cve.org (CVE-2026-52906)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-52906)

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