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

apparmor: Fix double free of ns_name in aa_replace_profiles()

if ns_name is NULL after
1071 error = aa_unpack(udata, &lh, &ns_name);

and if ent->ns_name contains an ns_name in
1089 } else if (ent->ns_name) {

then ns_name is assigned the ent->ns_name
1095 ns_name = ent->ns_name;

however ent->ns_name is freed at
1262 aa_load_ent_free(ent);

and then again when freeing ns_name at
1270 kfree(ns_name);

Fix this by NULLing out ent->ns_name after it is transferred to ns_name

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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 double free of ns_name in aa_replace_profiles() if ns_name is NULL after 1071 error = aa_unpack(udata, &lh, &ns_name); and if ent->ns_name contains an ns_name in 1089 } else if (ent->ns_name) { then ns_name is assigned the ent->ns_name 1095 ns_name = ent->ns_name; however ent->ns_name is freed at 1262 aa_load_ent_free(ent); and then again when freeing ns_name at 1270 kfree(ns_name); Fix this by NULLing out ent->ns_name after it is transferred to ns_name ")
Title apparmor: Fix double free of ns_name in aa_replace_profiles()
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: 2026-04-01T08:36:37.873Z

Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:46.013Z

Link: CVE-2026-23408

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-01T09:16:16.747

Modified: 2026-04-01T09:16:16.747

Link: CVE-2026-23408

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