# CVE-2026-93191: smack: fix incorrect task context in smack\_msg\_queue\_msgrcv

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from e114e473771c848c3cfec05f0123e70f1cdbdc99, fixed in 4e49f997ef0c569e09b42aab6bd38c7c54ea095d; from e114e473771c848c3cfec05f0123e70f1cdbdc99, fixed in dbece6c2f80b0470d8d99d7a016827dce99ed6e3; from e114e473771c848c3cfec05f0123e70f1cdbdc99, fixed in 7be4bd21c50afa83c93799b0f16cf5bfa493194e; from e114e473771c848c3cfec05f0123e70f1cdbdc99, fixed in ec47f4177046dfaaf1cebb15f4d2e7b543475daf; from e114e473771c848c3cfec05f0123e70f1cdbdc99, fixed in e35dc5a4ed6d1e536382d80c685187511ff248a1; from e114e473771c848c3cfec05f0123e70f1cdbdc99, fixed in c2ab27c2e11591524b1378c24ad18882a425d1fa; from e114e473771c848c3cfec05f0123e70f1cdbdc99, fixed in d02c55e3ea82e41ea2c2026e08201e5daa4d0cfe; from e114e473771c848c3cfec05f0123e70f1cdbdc99, fixed in fba3d32825f4bbc8e20f0cdc3b14df57965b8fe5
- Linux: 2.6.25
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.25, fixed in 5.10.270; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.221; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.188; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.110; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.52; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smack: fix incorrect task context in smack_msg_queue_msgrcv The smack_msg_queue_msgrcv() function incorrectly checks the permissions of the 'current' task instead of the 'target' task. In the msgsnd() syscall path, if a receiver is already waiting, the pipelined_send() optimization is used to push the message directly to the receiver task: ipc/msg.c`pipelined_send(): ` smp_store_release(&msr->r_msg, msg) In this case, the 'sender' (current) task performs the check on behalf of the 'receiver' task (msr->r_tsk, passed as the 'target' parameter): ipc/msg.c`pipelined_send(): ` security_msg_queue_msgrcv(,, target := msr->r_tsk,,) However, smack_msg_queue_msgrcv() ignores the 'target' and checks 'current': smack_msg_queue_msgrcv(…) ` smk_curacc_msq(isp, MAY_READWRITE); // current task 'current' MAY satisfy smack_msg_queue_msgrcv r/w requirement, but 'target' (the receiver task) might NOT; as a result, an unauthorized receiver gets the message, violating MAC policy. Test: 1) create a sysv message queue with label “foo” 2) echo "bar foo r" >/smack/load2 3) msgrcv(,,,0,MSG_NOERROR) in "bar"-labeled task. The task is waiting for the messages ... 4) msgsnd() from a "foo"-labeled task: "bar"-labeled task gets the message. This patch fixes the issue by checking permission on the 'target' task instead of 'current'. (2008-02-04, Casey Schaufler)

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e49f997ef0c569e09b42aab6bd38c7c54ea095d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbece6c2f80b0470d8d99d7a016827dce99ed6e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7be4bd21c50afa83c93799b0f16cf5bfa493194e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec47f4177046dfaaf1cebb15f4d2e7b543475daf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e35dc5a4ed6d1e536382d80c685187511ff248a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2ab27c2e11591524b1378c24ad18882a425d1fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d02c55e3ea82e41ea2c2026e08201e5daa4d0cfe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fba3d32825f4bbc8e20f0cdc3b14df57965b8fe5

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