In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: fix refcount leak when updating the sk_ctx Currently update_sk_ctx()… (CVE-2026-72461)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: fix refcount leak when updating the sk_ctx Currently update_sk_ctx() transfers the plabel reference, unfortunately it is also unconditionally put in the caller. Ideally we would make the caller conditionally put the reference based on whether it was transferred but for now just fix the bug by getting a reference.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: fix refcount leak when updating the sk_ctx Currently update_sk_ctx()… (CVE-2026-72461)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: fix refcount leak when updating the sk_ctx Currently update_sk_ctx() transfers the plabel reference, unfortunately it is also unconditionally put in the caller. Ideally we would make the caller conditionally put the reference based on whether it was transferred but for now just fix the bug by getting a reference.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-437g-9c5w-262m
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-72461"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a808b6ebf8831d5394f9518
Added to database: 08/15/2026, 15:53:18 UTC
Last updated: 08/15/2026, 15:54:49 UTC
Views: 1
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