# CVE-2026-46057: landlock: Fix LOG\_SUBDOMAINS\_OFF inheritance across fork()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-06-14

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: landlock: Fix LOG_SUBDOMAINS_OFF inheritance across fork() hook_cred_transfer() only copies the Landlock security blob when the source credential has a domain. This is inconsistent with landlock_restrict_self() which can set LOG_SUBDOMAINS_OFF on a credential without creating a domain (via the ruleset_fd=-1 path): the field is committed but not preserved across fork() because the child's prepare_creds() calls hook_cred_transfer() which skips the copy when domain is NULL. This breaks the documented use case where a process mutes subdomain logs before forking sandboxed children: the children lose the muting and their domains produce unexpected audit records. Fix this by unconditionally copying the Landlock credential blob.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fcde49092aac55d5beef43fdd3633217672f7d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c513b8a00df13d231021e74ad92babb3fedf64a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/874c8f83826c95c62c21d9edfe9ef43e5c346724

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