Bug 2525492 (CVE-2026-80663) - CVE-2026-80663 kernel: tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select: Harden daemon pidfile open
Summary: CVE-2026-80663 kernel: tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select: Harden daemon pidf...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-80663
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-28 07:47 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-03 15:56 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-28 07:47:46 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select: Harden daemon pidfile open

Avoid symlink-based pidfile clobbering by opening the pidfile with
O_NOFOLLOW and validating it with fstat() before locking/writing.

The daemon currently uses a fixed pidfile path under /tmp. A local
unprivileged user can pre-create a symlink at that path and cause a
root-run daemon instance to write into an attacker-chosen file.


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