CVE-2026-43391

HIGH

nsfs: tighten permission checks for handle opening

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nsfs: tighten permission checks for handle opening Even privileged services should not necessarily be able to see other privileged service's namespaces so they can't leak information to each other. Use may_see_all_namespaces() helper that centralizes this policy until the nstree adapts.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 3.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (6)
Linux/Linux < 6.18
Linux/Linux 5222470b2fbb3740f931f189db33dd1367b1ae75 - 1797ee11451f1b2be69863a9f5bd43b948813fdf
Linux/Linux 5222470b2fbb3740f931f189db33dd1367b1ae75 - d2324a9317f00013facb0ba00b00440e19d2af5e
Linux/Linux 6.18
Linux/Linux 6.19.9 - 6.19.*
Linux/Linux 7.0
Published May 08, 2026
Tracked Since May 08, 2026