CVE-2026-23405

MEDIUM

apparmor: fix: limit the number of levels of policy namespaces

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: fix: limit the number of levels of policy namespaces Currently the number of policy namespaces is not bounded relying on the user namespace limit. However policy namespaces aren't strictly tied to user namespaces and it is possible to create them and nest them arbitrarily deep which can be used to exhaust system resource. Hard cap policy namespaces to the same depth as user namespaces.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 1.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (22)
Linux/Linux < 2.6.36
Linux/Linux 2.6.36
Linux/Linux 5.10.253 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.203 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 6.1.169 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.12.77 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.18.18 - 6.18.*
Linux/Linux 6.19.8 - 6.19.*
Linux/Linux 6.6.130 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux 7.0
... and 12 more
Published Apr 01, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 01, 2026