Ubuntu Linux 6.8 contains AppArmor SAUCE patches which fail to acquire a lock when modifying a linked list. An unprivileged local user could trigger the race condition that can lead to a use-after-free (UAF) and, theoretically, arbitrary code execution.

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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8373-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Thu, 28 May 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Canonical
Canonical ubuntu Linux
Vendors & Products Canonical
Canonical ubuntu Linux

Thu, 28 May 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 28 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Description Ubuntu Linux 6.8 contains AppArmor SAUCE patches which fail to acquire a lock when modifying a linked list. An unprivileged local user could trigger the race condition that can lead to a use-after-free (UAF) and, theoretically, arbitrary code execution.
Title Use-after-free in Ubuntu Linux AppArmor notification handling
Weaknesses CWE-416
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-29T03:55:53.852Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T10:37:36.433Z

Link: CVE-2026-47331

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-28T19:24:27.828Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-28T19:16:41.757

Modified: 2026-05-29T02:45:36.283

Link: CVE-2026-47331

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-28T20:30:25Z

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