SB20260815270 - Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel apparmor
Published: August 15, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260815270
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper resource shutdown or release (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-72459)
CWE-ID: CWE-404 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
CVSSv4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper resource shutdown or release in aa_label_alloc() in the AppArmor label handling code when allocating a label and the proxy allocation step fails. A local user can trigger an allocation failure condition to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
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