apparmor: release exe file resources on path failure
get_current_exe_path() takes both an exe_file reference and a path
reference before resolving the path name. If aa_path_name() failed, it
returned immediately and leaked both references.
Route the failure through the common cleanup path so fput() and path_put()
always run after the references are acquired.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-401 |
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: release exe file resources on path failure get_current_exe_path() takes both an exe_file reference and a path reference before resolving the path name. If aa_path_name() failed, it returned immediately and leaked both references. Route the failure through the common cleanup path so fput() and path_put() always run after the references are acquired. | |
| Title | apparmor: release exe file resources on path failure | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-15T05:57:02.864Z
Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.932Z
Link: CVE-2026-72456
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:19.597
Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:19.597
Link: CVE-2026-72456
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-15T11:45:03Z
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CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime