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CVE-2026-78408: Missing Release of File Descriptor or Handle after Effective Lifetime in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

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High
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-78408cvecve-2026-78408
Published: 09/02/2026 (09/02/2026, 15:05:33 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Red Hat
Product: 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

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

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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