CVE-2026-43391

nsfs: tighten permission checks for handle opening

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 8, 2026 at 02:21 PM UTC
Updated: September 7, 2026 at 05:41 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nsfs: tighten permission checks for handle opening Even privileged services should not necessarily be able to see other privileged service's namespaces so they can't leak information to each other. Use may_see_all_namespaces() helper that centralizes this policy until the nstree adapts.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.18 ≤ v < 6.18.506.18 ≤ v < 6.19.96.18 ≤ v < 7.05222470b2fbb3740f931f189db33dd1367b1ae757.0 rc17.0 rc2
Vendor states this is fixed in 1797ee11451f1b2be69863a9f5bd43b948813fdf (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 24ebaf6676ae4f74f4856eb645959b15e62bc1b4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d2324a9317f00013facb0ba00b00440e19d2af5e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.50 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.19.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

8.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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