CVE-2026-78408: Missing Release of File Descriptor or Handle after Effective Lifetime in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
The nsenter --join-cgroup option opens the target cgroup.procs file as root and leaves that file descriptor open across later namespace and credential changes and across execve(). Because the kernel checks later cgroup migrations using the credentials from the original open, a program run in an attacker-controlled target can inherit root's ability to move host processes between cgroups. After a privileged operator uses --join-cgroup against that target, an unprivileged user can migrate and terminate unrelated root processes.
CVE-2026-78408: Missing Release of File Descriptor or Handle after Effective Lifetime in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Description
The nsenter --join-cgroup option opens the target cgroup.procs file as root and leaves that file descriptor open across later namespace and credential changes and across execve(). Because the kernel checks later cgroup migrations using the credentials from the original open, a program run in an attacker-controlled target can inherit root's ability to move host processes between cgroups. After a privileged operator uses --join-cgroup against that target, an unprivileged user can migrate and terminate unrelated root processes.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.9high
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- redhat
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-24T14:40:14.511Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78408","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 6a9842dfacd9273b4967bbf6
Added to database: 09/02/2026, 15:38:07 UTC
Last updated: 09/02/2026, 15:38:07 UTC
Views: 1
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