CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72456

Low risk· EPSS 9%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.19%

9th percentile - higher than 9% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the AppArmor module's get_current_exe_path() leaks exe file and path references when aa_path_name() fails. The fix routes error handling through the common cleanup path to always release resources.

Risk Assessment

Reference leak may lead to kernel resource exhaustion, potentially causing system crash or denial of service.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel update containing this fix to prevent resource leak.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: release exe file resources on path failure get_current_exe_path() takes both an exe_file reference and a path reference before resolving the path name. If aa_path_name() failed, it returned immediately and leaked both references. Route the failure through the common cleanup path so fput() and path_put() always run after the references are acquired.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS