Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72456 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in apparmor: release exe file resources on path failure. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=8d34e16f7f2b51f880957f2caadaae731ee28867 <393809a05cfb60309ad63ee09138db8296d6b97e || >=8d34e16f7f2b51f880957f2caadaae731ee28867 <7306c41672487a6c28430714be063bc6942c28f2 | 393809a05cfb60309ad63ee09138db8296d6b97e, 7306c41672487a6c28430714be063bc6942c28f2 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 7.0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72456 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in apparmor: release exe file resources on path failure. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=8d34e16f7f2b51f880957f2caadaae731ee28867 <393809a05cfb60309ad63ee09138db8296d6b97e || >=8d34e16f7f2b51f880957f2caadaae731ee28867 <7306c41672487a6c28430714be063bc6942c28f2 | 393809a05cfb60309ad63ee09138db8296d6b97e, 7306c41672487a6c28430714be063bc6942c28f2 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 7.0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.