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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.1 High

CVE-2026-49421

unlinkat(2) ignores AT_RESOLVE_BENEATH flag

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Status
Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
freebsd

Description

The kernel function that implements unlinkat(2) and funlinkat(2) validated the AT_RESOLVE_BENEATH flag but failed to pass it through to the underlying path lookup. The flag was silently dropped, so path resolution was not actually restricted. A process that uses AT_RESOLVE_BENEATH with unlinkat(2) or funlinkat(2) to confine path resolution can in fact resolve paths above the starting directory. A caller relying on this flag for path containment may delete files outside the intended directory tree.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

FreeBSD FreeBSD

Default version status: unknown

  • 15.1-RELEASE to < p1affected
  • 15.0-RELEASE to < p11affected
  • 14.4-RELEASE to < p7affected
  • 14.3-RELEASE to < p16affected

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