CVE 8.8 HIGH

nsfs: tighten permission checks for ns iteration ioctls_CVE-2026-43403

8.8 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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

nsfs: tighten permission checks for ns iteration ioctls

Even privileged services should not necessarily be able to see other
privileged service's namespaces so they can't leak information to each
other. Use may_see_all_namespaces() helper that centralizes this policy
until the nstree adapts.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-43403
Source Linux
Published May 8, 2026 at 14:21
Modified May 11, 2026 at 06:34

Affected Product

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Version a1d220d9dafa8d76ba60a784a1016c3134e6a1e8
Affected Versions Linux Linux a1d220d9dafa8d76ba60a784a1016c3134e6a1e8
Linux Linux a1d220d9dafa8d76ba60a784a1016c3134e6a1e8
Linux Linux a1d220d9dafa8d76ba60a784a1016c3134e6a1e8
Linux Linux a1d220d9dafa8d76ba60a784a1016c3134e6a1e8
Linux Linux 6.12

References

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