Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72379 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in fs: refuse O_TMPFILE creation with an unmapped fsuid or fsgid. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=8e5389132ab429604c1a2459b52f0c849a71cc61 <bac8fb0d60254846f3b56957435dcd870ae12948 || >=8e5389132ab429604c1a2459b52f0c849a71cc61 <503d0568a525b168d9aa5ca046ec72fc5477df84 || >=8e5389132ab429604c1a2459b52f0c849a71cc61 <a2038514e69371eb493083a6a897ed20fcbb8acb || >=8e5389132ab429604c1a2459b52f0c849a71cc61 <47e434da476b5a8bcd1e6e52ab03c5ee7764ee78 || >=8e5389132ab429604c1a2459b52f0c849a71cc61 <539dce1144651f7976fa418e618b0b574bf15eeb | bac8fb0d60254846f3b56957435dcd870ae12948, 503d0568a525b168d9aa5ca046ec72fc5477df84, a2038514e69371eb493083a6a897ed20fcbb8acb, 47e434da476b5a8bcd1e6e52ab03c5ee7764ee78, 539dce1144651f7976fa418e618b0b574bf15eeb |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.13 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: refuse O_TMPFILE creation with an unmapped fsuid or fsgid vfs_tmpfile() never checked that the caller's fsuid and fsgid map into the filesystem. On an idmapped mount whose idmapping does not cover the caller's fs{u,g}id, the ->tmpfile() instance initializes the new inode through inode_init_owner(), where mapped_fsuid()/mapped_fsgid() return INVALID_UID/INVALID_GID, and the tmpfile ends up owned by (uid_t)-1. Every other creation path already refuses this: may_o_create() (O_CREAT) and may_create_dentry() (mkdir, mknod, symlink, link) bail out with -EOVERFLOW via fsuidgid_has_mapping() precisely so that an object cannot be created with an owner the filesystem cannot represent. An O_TMPFILE is no exception: it is created I_LINKABLE and linkat(2) can splice it into the namespace afterwards, so the same guarantee must hold. Add the missing fsuidgid_has_mapping() check to vfs_tmpfile(). On a non-idmapped mount the caller's fs{u,g}id always map in the superblock's user namespace, so this is a no-op there and only takes effect on an idmapped mount that does not map the caller. It applies to every filesystem that sets FS_ALLOW_IDMAP and implements ->tmpfile() (tmpfs, ext4, btrfs, xfs, f2fs, ...), and to overlayfs, whose upper-layer tmpfile creation funnels through vfs_tmpfile() via backing_tmpfile_open().
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72379 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in fs: refuse O_TMPFILE creation with an unmapped fsuid or fsgid. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=8e5389132ab429604c1a2459b52f0c849a71cc61 <bac8fb0d60254846f3b56957435dcd870ae12948 || >=8e5389132ab429604c1a2459b52f0c849a71cc61 <503d0568a525b168d9aa5ca046ec72fc5477df84 || >=8e5389132ab429604c1a2459b52f0c849a71cc61 <a2038514e69371eb493083a6a897ed20fcbb8acb || >=8e5389132ab429604c1a2459b52f0c849a71cc61 <47e434da476b5a8bcd1e6e52ab03c5ee7764ee78 || >=8e5389132ab429604c1a2459b52f0c849a71cc61 <539dce1144651f7976fa418e618b0b574bf15eeb | bac8fb0d60254846f3b56957435dcd870ae12948, 503d0568a525b168d9aa5ca046ec72fc5477df84, a2038514e69371eb493083a6a897ed20fcbb8acb, 47e434da476b5a8bcd1e6e52ab03c5ee7764ee78, 539dce1144651f7976fa418e618b0b574bf15eeb |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.13 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: refuse O_TMPFILE creation with an unmapped fsuid or fsgid vfs_tmpfile() never checked that the caller's fsuid and fsgid map into the filesystem. On an idmapped mount whose idmapping does not cover the caller's fs{u,g}id, the ->tmpfile() instance initializes the new inode through inode_init_owner(), where mapped_fsuid()/mapped_fsgid() return INVALID_UID/INVALID_GID, and the tmpfile ends up owned by (uid_t)-1. Every other creation path already refuses this: may_o_create() (O_CREAT) and may_create_dentry() (mkdir, mknod, symlink, link) bail out with -EOVERFLOW via fsuidgid_has_mapping() precisely so that an object cannot be created with an owner the filesystem cannot represent. An O_TMPFILE is no exception: it is created I_LINKABLE and linkat(2) can splice it into the namespace afterwards, so the same guarantee must hold. Add the missing fsuidgid_has_mapping() check to vfs_tmpfile(). On a non-idmapped mount the caller's fs{u,g}id always map in the superblock's user namespace, so this is a no-op there and only takes effect on an idmapped mount that does not map the caller. It applies to every filesystem that sets FS_ALLOW_IDMAP and implements ->tmpfile() (tmpfs, ext4, btrfs, xfs, f2fs, ...), and to overlayfs, whose upper-layer tmpfile creation funnels through vfs_tmpfile() via backing_tmpfile_open().
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.