In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: release exe file resources on path failure get_current_exe_path()… (CVE-2026-72456)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: release exe file resources on path failure get_current_exe_path() takes both an exe_file reference and a path reference before resolving the path name. If aa_path_name() failed, it returned immediately and leaked both references. Route the failure through the common cleanup path so fput() and path_put() always run after the references are acquired.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: release exe file resources on path failure get_current_exe_path()… (CVE-2026-72456)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: release exe file resources on path failure get_current_exe_path() takes both an exe_file reference and a path reference before resolving the path name. If aa_path_name() failed, it returned immediately and leaked both references. Route the failure through the common cleanup path so fput() and path_put() always run after the references are acquired.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-9fj6-7jcr-96f8
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-72456"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a808b6dbf8831d5394f9193
Added to database: 08/15/2026, 15:53:17 UTC
Last updated: 08/15/2026, 15:54:49 UTC
Views: 1
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