01 Record

CVE-2026-23268

apparmor: fix unprivileged local user can do privileged policy management

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: Linux

CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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02 Description

apparmor: fix unprivileged local user can do privileged policy management

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.14% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Ranks above 3.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status: Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2026-03-18 17:54Z5 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 12:20Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-01-13

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-403Exposure of File Descriptor to Unintended Control Sphere ('File Descriptor Leak')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

154815496a1eb2e4203dca36b9c4764f7e54ec5ade102533350849e07425e845

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

LinuxLinuxb7fd2c0340eacbee892425e9007647568b7f2a3c to < a407a078cd41b5261b99d822af784bd9f136eb4d, b7fd2c0340eacbee892425e9007647568b7f2a3c to < 4cafce4d6d0a66ec27e3af5637c11901d60189fa, b7fd2c0340eacbee892425e9007647568b7f2a3c to < 33ee909702e047c94aaf41d4eea35626d509802c, b7fd2c0340eacbee892425e9007647568b7f2a3c to < 17debf5586020790b5717f96e5e6a3ca5bb961ab, b7fd2c0340eacbee892425e9007647568b7f2a3c to < 0fc63dd9170643d15c25681fca792539e23f4640, b7fd2c0340eacbee892425e9007647568b7f2a3c to < b60b3f7a35c46b2e0ca934f9c988b8fca06d76c6, b7fd2c0340eacbee892425e9007647568b7f2a3c to < b6a94eeca9c6c8f7c55ad44c62c98324f51ec596, b7fd2c0340eacbee892425e9007647568b7f2a3c to < 6601e13e82841879406bf9f369032656f441a425, 4.11—

06 References

git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a407a078cd41b5261b99d822af784bd9f136eb4d
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cafce4d6d0a66ec27e3af5637c11901d60189fa
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33ee909702e047c94aaf41d4eea35626d509802c
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17debf5586020790b5717f96e5e6a3ca5bb961ab
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fc63dd9170643d15c25681fca792539e23f4640
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b60b3f7a35c46b2e0ca934f9c988b8fca06d76c6
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6a94eeca9c6c8f7c55ad44c62c98324f51ec596
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6601e13e82841879406bf9f369032656f441a425
www.qualys.comhttps://www.qualys.com/2026/03/10/crack-armor.txt

01 Record index

CVE-2026-23268

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References

02 Records

CVE-2026-23268

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References