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Linux Kernel AppArmor Race Condition Frees i_private Data Early Scores 7.8

Last refreshed2026-09-26

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-23411

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-23411
CVSS Score / Version7.8 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-09-24
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Proseattack vector is local; attack complexity is low; privileges required is low; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high.
Affected productsLinux Linux Kernel
Classified asCWE-362 (Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition'))
Exploitation prediction (EPSS)0.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (3% percentile) -- FIRST.org's EPSS model.

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
LinuxLinux Kernel
SubsystemsGeneral OT
SectorsAll Sectors

What to Know

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

apparmor: fix race between freeing data and fs accessing it

AppArmor was putting the reference to i_private data on its end after

removing the original entry from the file system. However the inode

can aand does live beyond that point and it is possible that some of

the fs call back functions will be invoked after the reference has

been put, which results in a race between freeing the data and

accessing it through the fs.

While the rawdata/loaddata is the most likely candidate to fail the

race, as it has the fewest references. If properly crafted it might be

possible to trigger a race for the other types stored in i_private.

Fix this by moving the put of i_private referenced data to the correct

place which is during inode eviction.

What to Do

Monitor Linux's web page for any future patch releases.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23411
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23411