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CVE-2026-72458apparmor: fix NULL pointer dereference in unpack_pdb
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: fix NULL pointer dereference in unpack_pdb pdb->dfa could be NULL if unpack_dfa fails, causing a NULL pointer dereference.
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
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- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Received
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 2e12c5f060176ede209673e4f63ea5d0e3c5814c before fbfdb5a94a48797bea232791e24c38f3aa3063c8; from 2e12c5f060176ede209673e4f63ea5d0e3c5814c before 73d86ca950b80cd39ca948e2c518d135bf2308c8; from 2e12c5f060176ede209673e4f63ea5d0e3c5814c before 7681ca43d2b1c776e62fe77e3167835fb1ab8319 | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbfdb5a94a48797bea232791e24c38f3aa3063c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73d86ca950b80cd39ca948e2c518d135bf2308c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7681ca43d2b1c776e62fe77e3167835fb1ab8319
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