7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-23268
apparmor: fix unprivileged local user can do privileged policy management
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: fix unprivileged local user can do privileged policy management An unprivileged local user can load, replace, and remove profiles by opening the apparmorfs interfaces, via a confused deputy attack, by passing the opened fd to a privileged process, and getting the privileged process to write to the interface. This does require a privileged target that can be manipulated to do the write for the unprivileged process, but once such access is achieved full policy management is possible and all the possible implications that implies: removing confinement, DoS of system or target applications by denying all execution, by-passing the unprivileged user namespace restriction, to exploiting kernel bugs for a local privilege escalation. The policy management interface can not have its permissions simply changed from 0666 to 0600 because non-root processes need to be able to load policy to different policy namespaces. Instead ensure the task writing the interface has privileges that are a subset of the task that opened the interface. This is already done via policy for confined processes, but unconfined can delegate access to the opened fd, by-passing the usual policy check.

INFO

Published Date :

March 18, 2026, 6:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 2, 2026, 3:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
Apply kernel updates to prevent unprivileged users from managing security policies.
  • Update the Linux kernel to the latest stable version.
  • Ensure policy checks validate delegated file descriptor privileges.
  • Apply vendor-provided security patches promptly.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2026-23268 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

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Updated: 5 days, 12 hours ago
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Born at : March 13, 2026, 10:40 p.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-23268 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Apr. 02, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Mar. 25, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17debf5586020790b5717f96e5e6a3ca5bb961ab
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Mar. 23, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.qualys.com/2026/03/10/crack-armor.txt
  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Mar. 18, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: fix unprivileged local user can do privileged policy management An unprivileged local user can load, replace, and remove profiles by opening the apparmorfs interfaces, via a confused deputy attack, by passing the opened fd to a privileged process, and getting the privileged process to write to the interface. This does require a privileged target that can be manipulated to do the write for the unprivileged process, but once such access is achieved full policy management is possible and all the possible implications that implies: removing confinement, DoS of system or target applications by denying all execution, by-passing the unprivileged user namespace restriction, to exploiting kernel bugs for a local privilege escalation. The policy management interface can not have its permissions simply changed from 0666 to 0600 because non-root processes need to be able to load policy to different policy namespaces. Instead ensure the task writing the interface has privileges that are a subset of the task that opened the interface. This is already done via policy for confined processes, but unconfined can delegate access to the opened fd, by-passing the usual policy check.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fc63dd9170643d15c25681fca792539e23f4640
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6601e13e82841879406bf9f369032656f441a425
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b60b3f7a35c46b2e0ca934f9c988b8fca06d76c6
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6a94eeca9c6c8f7c55ad44c62c98324f51ec596
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