SB20260815271 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel apparmor
Published: August 15, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260815271
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-72460)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a null pointer dereference in aa_change_profile() when building a replacement label during a profile change. A local user can trigger label build failure handling to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs in the AppArmor profile transition logic during processing of profile change requests.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31cb109db5e6322ed22304fd5c0dedbaa438d6d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a29f06db44b4c94597ded58f639eed3e21781ac3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a58cafd38b46fb1a2220e2fbbcfe291ea75fa147
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7c45c05a396a017c49ac7949de240a0dfc0ac4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfc224866530a6842b6c2d2d30ef6a9b0e64bb9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d82160132345688a09cbaa648cfdd16bb32e8ea2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d84bb195d208adbf77f012ca2a96e11163f6def1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec926b2a351eeeb31e6c9aee02e0c32f94b5588f