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.
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Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title apparmor: fix: limit the number of levels of policy namespaces
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-01T08:36:35.697Z

Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:46.012Z

Link: CVE-2026-23405

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-01T09:16:16.153

Modified: 2026-04-01T09:16:16.153

Link: CVE-2026-23405

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