Local kernel oops via uninitialized address pointer
Published May 28, 2026 · Updated May 28, 2026
NULL pointer dereference in AppArmor socket mediation in Ubuntu Linux 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0 allows local users to cause a kernel oops. In bind_map_addr, the AF_UNSPEC path dereferences addr4->sin_addr before addr4 is assigned from the caller-supplied socket address. Reachability requires an AppArmor profile that mediates AA_CLASS_NET; a crafted bind() call then forces a kernel oops without demonstrated data access or code execution.
Summary
What happened
NULL pointer dereference in AppArmor socket mediation in Ubuntu Linux 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0 allows local users to cause a kernel oops. In bind_map_addr, the AF_UNSPEC path dereferences addr4->sin_addr before addr4 is assigned from the caller-supplied socket address. Reachability requires an AppArmor profile that mediates AA_CLASS_NET; a crafted bind() call then forces a kernel oops without demonstrated data access or code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-47337
- Published
- May 28, 2026
- Updated
- May 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Canonical
- Product
- Ubuntu
- Classifications
- CWE-476, T1499
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- May 28, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.17.0 <6.17.0-35.35
- Affected versionversion=6.8.0 <6.8.0-124.124
- Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <7.0.0-22.22
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