CVE-2026-23408
apparmor: Fix double free of ns_name in aa_replace_profiles()
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Apr 1, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 13, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
apparmor: Fix double free of ns_name in aa_replace_profiles()
if ns_name is NULL after 1071 error = aa_unpack(udata, &lh, &ns_name);
and if ent->ns_name contains an ns_name in 1089 } else if (ent->ns_name) {
then ns_name is assigned the ent->ns_name 1095 ns_name = ent->ns_name;
however ent->ns_name is freed at 1262 aa_load_ent_free(ent);
and then again when freeing ns_name at 1270 kfree(ns_name);
Fix this by NULLing out ent->ns_name after it is transferred to ns_name
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Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6347a2116ecccb8fd9ee4ebc75ae41d1d7ef689
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c053ae381ce227577567d1ef10090ce7506d7a28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35f4caec1352054b9a61cfdf2bf1898073637aa0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55ef2af7490aaf72f8ffe11ec44c6bcb7eb2162a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86feeccd6b93ed94bd6655f30de80f163f8d5a45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7998ab3010d2317643f91828f1853d954ef31387
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18b5233e860c294a847ee07869d93c0b8673a54b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5df0c44e8f5f619d3beb871207aded7c78414502
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