Vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
CVE-2026-47328
Ubuntu Linux 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0 contain AppArmor SAUCE patches which incorrectly attempt to free a pointer which was not previously kmalloc()d, while at the same time leaking allocated memory. The bug can be triggered by an unprivileged local user and can result in the corruption of slab metadata and could lead to resource exhaustion.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (2.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 6.8.0, 6.17.0, 7.0.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 24.04, 25.10, 26.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/noble/commit/ (Patch, patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-47328?
- CVE-2026-47328 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, classified under CWE-590. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-05-28.
- How severe is CVE-2026-47328?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.