Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
apparmor: fix NULL sock in aa_sock_file_perm
Deal with the potential that sock and sock-sk can be NULL during socket setup or teardown. This could lead to an oops. The fix for NULL pointer dereference in __unix_needs_revalidation shows this is at least possible for af_unix sockets. While the fix for af_unix sockets applies for newer mediation this is still the fall back path for older af_unix mediation and other sockets, so ensure it is covered.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 56974a6fcfef69ee0825bd66ed13e92070ac5224, < 68538ec34fcb4194c7961dc4eca6f5537fec8067; >= 56974a6fcfef69ee0825bd66ed13e92070ac5224, < 5121b7283f1c46e4c06b88b1dda7b064429d77de; >= 56974a6fcfef69ee0825bd66ed13e92070ac5224, < c11b7c3280d000376e27ebfed17ec7046699eab4; >= 56974a6fcfef69ee0825bd66ed13e92070ac5224, < 0dc19bca22606f7a61d5988408f74e3ae0ef3486; >= 56974a6fcfef69ee0825bd66ed13e92070ac5224, < 3852eb9a0392eb435c03dcb47d581bcfe6a9a95b; >= 56974a6fcfef69ee0825bd66ed13e92070ac5224, < ccb66a3c6c8f51b3ed1bc003b70bb9ff99e8d835; >= 56974a6fcfef69ee0825bd66ed13e92070ac5224, < 8a0ededbfcff74598f82f1d4b8ef9db28878b317; >= 56974a6fcfef69ee0825bd66ed13e92070ac5224, < 00b67657535dfea56e84d11492f5c0f61d0af297 |
| Linux | Linux | 4.17 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00b67657535dfea56e84d11492f5c0f61d0af297Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dc19bca22606f7a61d5988408f74e3ae0ef3486Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3852eb9a0392eb435c03dcb47d581bcfe6a9a95bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5121b7283f1c46e4c06b88b1dda7b064429d77dePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68538ec34fcb4194c7961dc4eca6f5537fec8067Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a0ededbfcff74598f82f1d4b8ef9db28878b317Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c11b7c3280d000376e27ebfed17ec7046699eab4Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccb66a3c6c8f51b3ed1bc003b70bb9ff99e8d835Patch
Timeline
- Published
- May 27, 2026
- Last modified
- Jun 25, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed