PT-2026-43751 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
CVE-2026-45884
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Published
2026-01-20
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Updated
2026-08-19
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
An issue exists in the AppArmor module where the
aa get buffer() function unconditionally decrements the cache->hold variable when pulling from the per-cpu list. If hold reaches 0 while count remains non-zero, the unsigned decrement causes a wrap-around to UINT MAX. This prevents aa put buffer() from returning buffers to the global list, potentially starving other CPUs and forcing repeated kmalloc(aa g path max) allocations.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Integer Underflow
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu