CVE-2026-43403

HIGH

nsfs: tighten permission checks for ns iteration ioctls

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nsfs: tighten permission checks for ns iteration ioctls 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 2.5%
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 (12)
Linux/Linux < 6.12
Linux/Linux 6.12
Linux/Linux 6.12.78 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.18.20 - 6.18.*
Linux/Linux 6.19.9 - 6.19.*
Linux/Linux 7.0
Linux/Linux a1d220d9dafa8d76ba60a784a1016c3134e6a1e8 - 0ad650e60150eda789deca5e78a6a09d26bf8fc9
Linux/Linux a1d220d9dafa8d76ba60a784a1016c3134e6a1e8 - 2f3dea284c761c890d676f77d5e55c0c496b4ef4
Linux/Linux a1d220d9dafa8d76ba60a784a1016c3134e6a1e8 - 3376b345df155ca36d8611857b41ff7d5183fc38
Linux/Linux a1d220d9dafa8d76ba60a784a1016c3134e6a1e8 - e6b899f08066e744f89df16ceb782e06868bd148
... and 2 more
Published May 08, 2026
Tracked Since May 08, 2026