CVE-2026-78410 PUBLISHED

Util-linux: util-linux: restricted bind mounts do not pin the source, allowing x-mount.owner/group/mode redirection

Assigner: redhat
Reserved: 24.08.2026 Published: 02.09.2026 Updated: 02.09.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.8

Product Status

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Hardened Images
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Versions Default: unaffected

Workarounds

Upgrade to util-linux v2.41.6, v2.42.3, or later. Until a fix is applied, do not allow unprivileged /etc/fstab bind or rbind entries that also specify X-mount.owner, X-mount.group, or X-mount.mode, especially when the bind source is below a user-writable ancestor.

Credits

  • Upstream acknowledges Zhuorao Yang (Huawei Cloud) as the original reporter.

References

Problem Types

  • Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition CWE