CVE-2026-47337: NULL pointer dereference in Ubuntu Linux AppArmor IPv4/IPv6 socket mediation

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-05-28 · updated 2026-10-14
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

Ubuntu Linux 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0 contain SAUCE patches with a possible NULL pointer dereference in the handling of AF_INET/AF_INET6 socket mediation. The bug can be triggered by an unprivileged local user. This can lead to a kernel oops.

Affected products

Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 6.8, 6.17, 7.0

References

https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/noble/commit/?id=9f03f0012a2367efae1edb4798f1c5103aeb6cbc

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