Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72462 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in apparmor: fix race in unix socket mediation when peer_path is used. 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 | >=bc6e5f6933b8e7b74858ac830d5b9b4ca10a099a <d8ea44f6090c087fe255d9512fb808574b4d88e8 || >=bc6e5f6933b8e7b74858ac830d5b9b4ca10a099a <d680472db98823d90fc91362910901e468269318 || >=bc6e5f6933b8e7b74858ac830d5b9b4ca10a099a <b1aea2c1960771a276d7e68c7424168eccd0c3da | d8ea44f6090c087fe255d9512fb808574b4d88e8, d680472db98823d90fc91362910901e468269318, b1aea2c1960771a276d7e68c7424168eccd0c3da |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.17 | 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: fix race in unix socket mediation when peer_path is used The holding a reference to the peer_sk is not enough to ensure access to the peer sk path. Accessing the path outside of the state lock allows for a race with unix_release_sock(). Fix this by taking the state lock and getting a reference to the path under lock. Ideally for connected sockets we would cache this information so we don't have to take the lock here. But for now just fix the race.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72462 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in apparmor: fix race in unix socket mediation when peer_path is used. 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 | >=bc6e5f6933b8e7b74858ac830d5b9b4ca10a099a <d8ea44f6090c087fe255d9512fb808574b4d88e8 || >=bc6e5f6933b8e7b74858ac830d5b9b4ca10a099a <d680472db98823d90fc91362910901e468269318 || >=bc6e5f6933b8e7b74858ac830d5b9b4ca10a099a <b1aea2c1960771a276d7e68c7424168eccd0c3da | d8ea44f6090c087fe255d9512fb808574b4d88e8, d680472db98823d90fc91362910901e468269318, b1aea2c1960771a276d7e68c7424168eccd0c3da |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.17 | 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: fix race in unix socket mediation when peer_path is used The holding a reference to the peer_sk is not enough to ensure access to the peer sk path. Accessing the path outside of the state lock allows for a race with unix_release_sock(). Fix this by taking the state lock and getting a reference to the path under lock. Ideally for connected sockets we would cache this information so we don't have to take the lock here. But for now just fix the race.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.