CVE-2026-47331

Ubuntu Linux 6.8 contains AppArmor SAUCE patches which fail to acquire a lock when modifying a linked list. An unprivileged local user could trigger the race condition that can lead to a use-after-free (UAF) and, theoretically, arbitrary code execution.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/noble/commit/?id=5e5cd4759b63363373faf1ce15d1cab3606d6ec8	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-28 19:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:54

NVD link : CVE-2026-47331

Mitre link : CVE-2026-47331

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-47331

JSON object : View

Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_linux

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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