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CVE-2026-72461— apparmor: fix refcount leak when updating the sk_ctx

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 6.17版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于更新sk_ctx时引用计数处理不当，导致引用计数泄漏。

CVSS 7.8 · High EPSS 0.14% · P4

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1564.004 · NTFS File Attributes

Affected Version Matrix 8

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 88fec3526e84123997ecebd6bb6778eb4ce779b7< 045dbe89ac31709abd73390d0805d52fece7ef39 affected
88fec3526e84123997ecebd6bb6778eb4ce779b7< b8642f1478982a97ca2eb59f70f631a9de42ae11 affected
88fec3526e84123997ecebd6bb6778eb4ce779b7< 6d25e7b47616cb2db43351210929c8f19dc305a3 affected
6.17 affected
< 6.17 unaffected
6.18.40≤ 6.18.* unaffected
7.1.5≤ 7.1.* unaffected
7.2≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-72461

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Vulnerability Title
apparmor: fix refcount leak when updating the sk_ctx
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability 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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 6.17版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于更新sk_ctx时引用计数处理不当，导致引用计数泄漏。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux 88fec3526e84123997ecebd6bb6778eb4ce779b7 ~ 045dbe89ac31709abd73390d0805d52fece7ef39 -
Linux Linux 6.17 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-72461 (3)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-08-15 · 845 CVEs total

CVE-2026-74280 10.0 CRITICAL crypto: marvell/octeontx - fix DMA cleanup using wrong loop index
CVE-2026-74279 10.0 CRITICAL crypto: cavium/cpt - fix DMA cleanup using wrong loop index
CVE-2026-72421 10.0 CRITICAL ipv4: fib: Don't ignore error route in local/main tables.
CVE-2026-74475 10.0 CRITICAL vxlan: use neigh_ha_snapshot() in route_shortcircuit()
CVE-2026-72408 10.0 CRITICAL geneve: gate GRO hint in geneve_gro_complete() on gs->gro_hint
CVE-2026-72407 10.0 CRITICAL geneve: validate inner network offset in geneve_gro_complete()
CVE-2026-74309 10.0 CRITICAL vdpa/octeon_ep: fix IRQ-to-ring mapping in interrupt handler
CVE-2026-72493 9.9 CRITICAL net: serialize netif_running() check in enqueue_to_backlog()
CVE-2026-72210 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: fix off-by-one in mapping pairs decoding bounds checks
CVE-2026-74473 9.8 CRITICAL vxlan: use pskb_network_may_pull() in route_shortcircuit()
CVE-2026-72211 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: grow index root value before reparent header update
CVE-2026-72209 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: validate attribute values on lookup
CVE-2026-72477 9.8 CRITICAL fs/ntfs3: call _ntfs_bad_inode() when failing to rename
CVE-2026-72299 9.8 CRITICAL tipc: restrict socket queue dumps in enqueue tracepoints
CVE-2026-74434 9.8 CRITICAL rxrpc: Don't move a peeked OOB message onto the pending queue
CVE-2026-74433 9.8 CRITICAL rxrpc: Fix UAF in rxgk_issue_challenge()
CVE-2026-72473 9.8 CRITICAL xprtrdma: Decouple req recycling from RPC completion
CVE-2026-72472 9.8 CRITICAL nfs: use nfsi->rwsem to protect traversal of the file lock list
CVE-2026-74545 9.8 CRITICAL rtase: fix double free of multi-frag skb on DMA map failure
CVE-2026-72207 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: not change 0-byte $DATA attribute to non-resident

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