CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72458

Low risk· EPSS 10%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.20%

10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's AppArmor module, a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in unpack_pdb. If unpack_dfa fails, pdb->dfa could be NULL, causing a NULL pointer dereference.

Risk Assessment

This could lead to a system crash (kernel panic) when processing malformed policy data.

Recommendation

Apply a Linux kernel update containing the fix that checks if pdb->dfa is not NULL before use.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: fix NULL pointer dereference in unpack_pdb pdb->dfa could be NULL if unpack_dfa fails, causing a NULL pointer dereference.

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