CVE-2026-72459
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: aa_label_alloc use aa_label_free on alloc failure aa_label_alloc() allocates a secid before allocating or taking the label proxy. If the later proxy step fails, the error path only freed the label memory, leaking any resources initialized by aa_label_init(). Use aa_label_free() on the failure path so partially initialized labels release their secid and other label resources before the backing memory is freed.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Received
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/654fe7505dc6889724d4094fa64f89991afabfc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d91479174240f39e9edea250d95fa08c678a207
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cb69e109610bba500e1ecb870f7988a4717208a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae02e603c0b39b29f3ce6fe3efe01b286af1a2a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b14fbacad77d64594228983ec20d61a224f3f491
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5a9da5d36162d34db0f36abb15420e295176793
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf310b044e85d4de670c94295c5d8e4c5bc5e7bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc2192899d502e3321e60cf1e91421e7309d089c