apparmor: fix NULL pointer dereference in unpack_pdb
pdb->dfa could be NULL if unpack_dfa fails, causing a NULL pointer
dereference.
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 |
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: fix NULL pointer dereference in unpack_pdb pdb->dfa could be NULL if unpack_dfa fails, causing a NULL pointer dereference. | |
| Title | apparmor: fix NULL pointer dereference in unpack_pdb | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-15T05:57:04.179Z
Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.932Z
Link: CVE-2026-72458
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:19.783
Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:19.783
Link: CVE-2026-72458
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-15T11:45:03Z