In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

apparmor: fix memory leak in verify_header

The function sets `*ns = NULL` on every call, leaking the namespace
string allocated in previous iterations when multiple profiles are
unpacked. This also breaks namespace consistency checking since *ns
is always NULL when the comparison is made.

Remove the incorrect assignment.
The caller (aa_unpack) initializes *ns to NULL once before the loop,
which is sufficient.

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Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: fix memory leak in verify_header The function sets `*ns = NULL` on every call, leaking the namespace string allocated in previous iterations when multiple profiles are unpacked. This also breaks namespace consistency checking since *ns is always NULL when the comparison is made. Remove the incorrect assignment. The caller (aa_unpack) initializes *ns to NULL once before the loop, which is sufficient.
Title apparmor: fix memory leak in verify_header
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-01T08:36:34.269Z

Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:46.012Z

Link: CVE-2026-23403

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-01T09:16:15.803

Modified: 2026-04-01T09:16:15.803

Link: CVE-2026-23403

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