# CVE-2026-74596: fs,fsverity: remove check for fsverity being enabled in setattr\_prepare()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.1.9
- Published: 2026-08-22 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from a4ca8102e70e10f8cfa63d922468d21500f3c090, fixed in 3f3b0898557a93122a7f941e6a89adef2bb29ce4; from cc99c58f735bc55e6321f1f575ea218da91dcc4c, fixed in fd4ed50c134fd9f2334b8b29d117f3af5fe250e9; from 2efdeec99ca09a9d638e1bcdc1a4afbfe3b4f2ec, fixed in b4c0c41b952c21baed3f822eab508ebbd1d355d9; from e9734653c523c744f03333ece6ae7a315187f05c, fixed in 2d2b2ed7bdcc6df4942292318c5455b5e94ba525; from e9734653c523c744f03333ece6ae7a315187f05c, fixed in d2f96bcb89d36d488a10e3bcf819b98536968286
- Linux: 7.0
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.1.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs,fsverity: remove check for fsverity being enabled in setattr_prepare() The check that fs-verity is available in the kernel is not necessary here. Filesystems could have fsverity files even without fs-verity enabled. In that case, truncate on fsverity file will succeed, what this check is trying to prevent.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (7.1.9) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f3b0898557a93122a7f941e6a89adef2bb29ce4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd4ed50c134fd9f2334b8b29d117f3af5fe250e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4c0c41b952c21baed3f822eab508ebbd1d355d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d2b2ed7bdcc6df4942292318c5455b5e94ba525
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2f96bcb89d36d488a10e3bcf819b98536968286

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