Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ima: return error early if file xattr cannot be changed
During early boot, the filesystem is read-only and any changes
to xattrs are not allowed. This fails in case of ext4 because
changing xattr starts an ext4 transaction which fails with the
following warning.
WARNING: fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c:75 at ext4_journal_check_start+0x63/0xa0 [ext4], CPU#1: systemd-sysroot/561
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 561 Comm: systemd-sysroot Not tainted 6.19.12-1-default #1 PREEMPT(voluntary) openSUSE Tumbleweed c2dfc3c9d9f6f1233251c5d4410574fe82a348ee
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS unknown 02/02/2022
RIP: 0010:ext4_journal_check_start+0x63/0xa0 [ext4]
Call Trace:
__ext4_journal_start_sb+0x3e/0x180 [ext4 6d025f3bc52c89a957b89a89d211fadf5e9434e1]
ext4_xattr_set+0x104/0x150 [ext4 6d025f3bc52c89a957b89a89d211fadf5e9434e1]
__vfs_setxattr+0x9a/0xd0
__vfs_setxattr_noperm+0x76/0x1f0
ima_appraise_measurement+0x23e/0xe40
ima_d_path+0x5a/0xd0
process_measurement+0xb29/0xc40
? copy_from_kernel_nofault+0x21/0xe0
? fscrypt_file_open+0xc0/0xe0
? ext4_file_open+0x60/0x490 [ext4 6d025f3bc52c89a957b89a89d211fadf5e9434e1]
? bpf_prog_31efb7c56239148b_restrict_filesystems+0xab/0x126
? __bpf_prog_exit+0x23/0xd0
? __bpf_tramp_exit+0xd/0x50
? bpf_trampoline_6442530367+0x9f/0xea
ima_file_check+0x57/0x80
security_file_post_open+0x50/0xf0
path_openat+0x493/0x1650
do_filp_open+0xc7/0x170
Detect the state of the file early and return the error.
ima: return error early if file xattr cannot be changed
During early boot, the filesystem is read-only and any changes
to xattrs are not allowed. This fails in case of ext4 because
changing xattr starts an ext4 transaction which fails with the
following warning.
WARNING: fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c:75 at ext4_journal_check_start+0x63/0xa0 [ext4], CPU#1: systemd-sysroot/561
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 561 Comm: systemd-sysroot Not tainted 6.19.12-1-default #1 PREEMPT(voluntary) openSUSE Tumbleweed c2dfc3c9d9f6f1233251c5d4410574fe82a348ee
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS unknown 02/02/2022
RIP: 0010:ext4_journal_check_start+0x63/0xa0 [ext4]
Call Trace:
__ext4_journal_start_sb+0x3e/0x180 [ext4 6d025f3bc52c89a957b89a89d211fadf5e9434e1]
ext4_xattr_set+0x104/0x150 [ext4 6d025f3bc52c89a957b89a89d211fadf5e9434e1]
__vfs_setxattr+0x9a/0xd0
__vfs_setxattr_noperm+0x76/0x1f0
ima_appraise_measurement+0x23e/0xe40
ima_d_path+0x5a/0xd0
process_measurement+0xb29/0xc40
? copy_from_kernel_nofault+0x21/0xe0
? fscrypt_file_open+0xc0/0xe0
? ext4_file_open+0x60/0x490 [ext4 6d025f3bc52c89a957b89a89d211fadf5e9434e1]
? bpf_prog_31efb7c56239148b_restrict_filesystems+0xab/0x126
? __bpf_prog_exit+0x23/0xd0
? __bpf_tramp_exit+0xd/0x50
? bpf_trampoline_6442530367+0x9f/0xea
ima_file_check+0x57/0x80
security_file_post_open+0x50/0xf0
path_openat+0x493/0x1650
do_filp_open+0xc7/0x170
Detect the state of the file early and return the error.
Published:
2026-10-23
Score:
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EPSS:
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KEV:
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Action:
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History
Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ima: return error early if file xattr cannot be changed During early boot, the filesystem is read-only and any changes to xattrs are not allowed. This fails in case of ext4 because changing xattr starts an ext4 transaction which fails with the following warning. WARNING: fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c:75 at ext4_journal_check_start+0x63/0xa0 [ext4], CPU#1: systemd-sysroot/561 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 561 Comm: systemd-sysroot Not tainted 6.19.12-1-default #1 PREEMPT(voluntary) openSUSE Tumbleweed c2dfc3c9d9f6f1233251c5d4410574fe82a348ee Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS unknown 02/02/2022 RIP: 0010:ext4_journal_check_start+0x63/0xa0 [ext4] Call Trace: __ext4_journal_start_sb+0x3e/0x180 [ext4 6d025f3bc52c89a957b89a89d211fadf5e9434e1] ext4_xattr_set+0x104/0x150 [ext4 6d025f3bc52c89a957b89a89d211fadf5e9434e1] __vfs_setxattr+0x9a/0xd0 __vfs_setxattr_noperm+0x76/0x1f0 ima_appraise_measurement+0x23e/0xe40 ima_d_path+0x5a/0xd0 process_measurement+0xb29/0xc40 ? copy_from_kernel_nofault+0x21/0xe0 ? fscrypt_file_open+0xc0/0xe0 ? ext4_file_open+0x60/0x490 [ext4 6d025f3bc52c89a957b89a89d211fadf5e9434e1] ? bpf_prog_31efb7c56239148b_restrict_filesystems+0xab/0x126 ? __bpf_prog_exit+0x23/0xd0 ? __bpf_tramp_exit+0xd/0x50 ? bpf_trampoline_6442530367+0x9f/0xea ima_file_check+0x57/0x80 security_file_post_open+0x50/0xf0 path_openat+0x493/0x1650 do_filp_open+0xc7/0x170 Detect the state of the file early and return the error. | |
| Title | ima: return error early if file xattr cannot be changed | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-23T11:37:41.736Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.378Z
Link: CVE-2026-98885
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-23T12:18:22.213
Modified: 2026-10-23T12:18:22.213
Link: CVE-2026-98885
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Weaknesses
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