CVE-2026-90263

/// Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

btrfs: check if root is readonly when setting posix acl

For a filesystem which has btrfs read-only property set to true, all

write operations including acl and xattr should be denied. However, acl

can still be set even if btrfs ro property is true.

This happens because no function on the set_acl code path checks the root

is readonly or not. It was checked in btrfs_setxattr_trans() but got

removed in commit 353c2ea735e4 ("btrfs: remove redundant readonly root

check in btrfs_setxattr_trans")

That commit didn't check if all the callers properly check the root's

read-only flag. A previous fix is commit b51111271b03 ("btrfs: check if

root is readonly while setting security xattr").

Always check if the root is read-only before performing the set acl

operation.

/// Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

/// References