CVE-2026-78408
Util-linux: util-linux: nsenter --join-cgroup leaks root cgroup migration authority
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.9 High
- Published
- Sep 2, 2026
- Updated
- Nov 2, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 24, 2026
Description
The nsenter --join-cgroup option opens the target cgroup.procs file as root and leaves that file descriptor open across later namespace and credential changes and across execve(). Because the kernel checks later cgroup migrations using the credentials from the original open, a program run in an attacker-controlled target can inherit root's ability to move host processes between cgroups. After a privileged operator uses --join-cgroup against that target, an unprivileged user can migrate and terminate unrelated root processes.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.9 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-775 Missing Release of File Descriptor or Handle after Effective Lifetime
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat |
|
Red Hat Hardened ImagesRed Hat |
|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat | |
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Red Hat | |
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Red Hat | |
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5Red Hat |
References
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