CVE-2026-43391

high

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.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2324a9317f00013facb0ba00b00440e19d2af5e

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1797ee11451f1b2be69863a9f5bd43b948813fdf

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-08

Updated: 2026-05-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00018