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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: fix: limit the number of levels of policy namespaces Currently the number of policy namespaces is not bounded relying on the user namespace limit. However policy namespaces aren't strictly tied to user namespaces and it is possible to create them and nest them arbitrarily deep which can be used to exhaust system resource. Hard cap policy namespaces to the same depth as user namespaces.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-01-13 | Published 2026-04-01 | Updated 2026-05-11 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

c88d4c7b049e87998ac0a9f455aa545cc895ef92 (git) before 6b396cc2f0365e684fc1d3547d18ef79fcee225d
affected

c88d4c7b049e87998ac0a9f455aa545cc895ef92 (git) before 87d0cecc900e55d55fc4dbfb43ac93e269c7a5b3
affected

c88d4c7b049e87998ac0a9f455aa545cc895ef92 (git) before b1226e37eb3754d389721c135db6107db94c7a72
affected

c88d4c7b049e87998ac0a9f455aa545cc895ef92 (git) before 3f8699b3ee0c04b4b9bc27b82cd89a40e81e1d2e
affected

c88d4c7b049e87998ac0a9f455aa545cc895ef92 (git) before 853ce31ca72097d23991a06876a2ccb5cb64b603
affected

c88d4c7b049e87998ac0a9f455aa545cc895ef92 (git) before d42b2b6bb77ca40ee34ab74ad79305840b5f315d
affected

c88d4c7b049e87998ac0a9f455aa545cc895ef92 (git) before 7b6495ead2c611647f6b11441a852324e3eb8616
affected

c88d4c7b049e87998ac0a9f455aa545cc895ef92 (git) before 306039414932c80f8420695a24d4fe10c84ccfb2
affected

Default status
affected

2.6.36
affected

Any version before 2.6.36
unaffected

5.10.253 (semver)
unaffected

5.15.203 (semver)
unaffected

6.1.169 (semver)
unaffected

6.6.130 (semver)
unaffected

6.12.77 (semver)
unaffected

6.18.18 (semver)
unaffected

6.19.8 (semver)
unaffected

7.0 (original_commit_for_fix)
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/6b396cc2f0365e684fc1d3547d18ef79fcee225d

git.kernel.org/...c/87d0cecc900e55d55fc4dbfb43ac93e269c7a5b3

git.kernel.org/...c/b1226e37eb3754d389721c135db6107db94c7a72

git.kernel.org/...c/3f8699b3ee0c04b4b9bc27b82cd89a40e81e1d2e

git.kernel.org/...c/853ce31ca72097d23991a06876a2ccb5cb64b603

git.kernel.org/...c/d42b2b6bb77ca40ee34ab74ad79305840b5f315d

git.kernel.org/...c/7b6495ead2c611647f6b11441a852324e3eb8616

git.kernel.org/...c/306039414932c80f8420695a24d4fe10c84ccfb2

cve.org (CVE-2026-23405)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-23405)

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