CVE-2026-23410
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's AppArmor security module. This vulnerability, a race condition, allows a local attacker to trigger a use-after-free error by simultaneously opening rawdata files and removing an associated AppArmor profile. This can lead to the system accessing freed memory, which may result in privilege escalation or arbitrary code execution.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); DoS: Resource Consumption (Other)
An adversary that can cause a resource counter to become inaccurate may be able to create situations where resources are not accounted for and not released, thus causing resources to become scarce for future needs.
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
An adversary that can cause a resource counter to become inaccurate may be able to force an error that causes the product to crash or exit out of its current operation.
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