CVE-2026-45848

apparmor: fix NULL sock in aa_sock_file_perm

published May 27, 2026

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00162 · 5.1th percentile
Published
2026-05-27T12:15Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 MAY 12:15Z
    apparmor: fix NULL sock in aa_sock_file_perm
    cvelistv5