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High · 7.1 CVE-2026-49421 EUVD-2026-62243

unlinkat(2) ignores AT_RESOLVE_BENEATH flag

Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 26, 2026 · Assigned by 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

VendorProductAffectedFixed
FreeBSD FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE – < p1, 15.0-RELEASE – < p11, 14.4-RELEASE – < p7, 14.3-RELEASE – < p16 p1

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