CVE-2026-47335 PUBLISHED

NULL pointer dereference in Ubuntu Linux AppArmor notification handling

Assigner: canonical
Reserved: 19.05.2026 Published: 28.05.2026 Updated: 28.05.2026

Ubuntu Linux 6.8 contains SAUCE patches with a possible NULL pointer dereference in the handling of AppArmor notifications. The bug can be triggered by an unprivileged local user. This can lead to a kernel panic.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 5.5

Attack Vector	Local	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	None
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	None
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	Canonical
Product	Ubuntu Linux
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 6.8.0 to 6.8.0-124.124 (excl.)

Credits

Tristan Madani (@TristanInSec), Talence Security finder

References

https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/noble/commit/?id=406571d530ccdbae6119fe64ce9cf5c74160f20b

Problem Types

CWE-476 NULL pointer dereference CWE