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Unscored CVE-2026-23409 EUVD-2026-17839GHSA-53jf-v56h-xgqg

apparmor: fix differential encoding verification

Published Apr 1, 2026 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: kernel Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.4 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.14 Package: linux-aws-6.17 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-6.8 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.4 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.11 Package: linux-azure-6.14 Package: linux-azure-6.17 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-6.8 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.14 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.8 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-azure-nvidia Package: linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.4 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.11 Package: linux-gcp-6.14 Package: linux-gcp-6.17 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-6.8 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.4 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-hwe-6.14 Package: linux-hwe-6.17 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.15 Package: linux-ibm-5.4 Package: linux-ibm-6.8 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-iot Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.11 Package: linux-nvidia-6.17 Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia-lowlatency Package: linux-nvidia-tegra Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-igx Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.11 Package: linux-oem-6.14 Package: linux-oem-6.17 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oem-6.8 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.4 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.14 Package: linux-oracle-6.17 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-6.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-5.4 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-realtime-6.14 Package: linux-realtime-6.17 Package: linux-realtime-6.8 Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.14 Package: linux-riscv-6.17 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-riscv-6.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Azure Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

apparmor: fix differential encoding verification

Differential encoding allows loops to be created if it is abused. To
prevent this the unpack should verify that a diff-encode chain
terminates.

Unfortunately the differential encode verification had two bugs.

1. it conflated states that had gone through check and already been
marked, with states that were currently being checked and marked.
This means that loops in the current chain being verified are treated
as a chain that has already been verified.

2. the order bailout on already checked states compared current chain
check iterators j,k instead of using the outer loop iterator i.
Meaning a step backwards in states in the current chain verification
was being mistaken for moving to an already verified state.

Move to a double mark scheme where already verified states get a
different mark, than the current chain being kept. This enables us
to also drop the backwards verification check that was the cause of
the second error as any already verified state is already marked.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 4.17 5.10.253

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.19.6-2 —
Debian 13 linux 6.12.74-2 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.164-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS linux-bluefield 6.8.0-1017.21 —
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1087.89 —
Ubuntu 25.10 linux 6.17.0-19.19 —
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-aws +2 6.17.0-1009.9 —
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-azure +1 6.17.0-1010.10 —
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-azure-fde No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-realtime 6.17.0-1008.9 —
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-riscv 6.17.0-19.19.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-106.106 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1050.53 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws-6.17 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure 6.8.0-1051.57 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-6.17 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 6.8.0-1058.65 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-nvidia 6.8.0-1039.42 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp 6.8.0-1052.55 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.17 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gke 6.8.0-1048.53 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gkeop 6.8.0-1035.38 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.17 6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-ibm 6.8.0-1049.49 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 6.8.0-106.106.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia 6.8.0-1049.52 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.17 6.17.0-1014.14 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-lowlatency 6.8.0-1049.52.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 6.8.0-1020.20 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oem-6.17 6.17.0-1017.17 USN-8152-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle 6.8.0-1047.48 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.17 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi 6.8.0-1050.54 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv +18 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv-6.17 6.17.0-19.19.1~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-xilinx 6.8.0-1028.29 USN-8261-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-173.183 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1103.110 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.8 6.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1109.118 USN-8163-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-6.8 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1109.118.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-6.8 6.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1103.112 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.8 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1099.105 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1086.94 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.8 +1 6.8.0-106.106~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1097.100 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm-6.8 6.8.0-1049.49~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1098.104 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1095.100 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-106.106.1~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1098.99 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.8 6.8.0-1049.52~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1055.55 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1044.44 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1100.106 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.8 6.8.0-1047.48~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1067.71 —
Show 12 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2040.41 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime 6.8.1-1045.46 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.17 6.17.0-1008.9~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1096.98 USN-8164-1
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1102.111 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.8 6.8.1-1045.46~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 6.8.0-1050.53+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 6.8.0-1052.58+fips1 USN-8165-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-fips 6.8.0-106.106+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1103.110+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.15.0-1109.118+fips1 USN-8163-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips 5.15.0-173.183+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1103.112+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1156.166+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1160.166+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1130.140 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1159.168+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-227.247 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1156.166 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1103.110~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1160.166 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1110.119~20.04.1 USN-8243-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1116.123 USN-8224-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1159.168 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1103.112~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-173.183~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1102.107 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1097.100~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1098.104~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-iot 5.4.0-1060.63 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1143.152 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1055.55~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1154.164 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1100.106~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1139.152 USN-8098-10
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1098.102~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0-1074.78 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1156.166~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1161.167~18.04.1 USN-8201-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1159.168~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-227.247~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.4 5.4.0-1102.107~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1154.164~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1139.152~18.04.1 USN-8098-10
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-64kb +7 6.4.0-150700.53.55.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2238-1
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150700.53.55.1.150700.17.33.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2238-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb +6 6.4.0-150600.23.112.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2195-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.112.1.150600.12.52.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2195-1
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.112.1.150600.12.52.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2195-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 kernel-docs +4 6.4.0-150600.23.112.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2195-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-syms +1 6.12.0-160000.33.1 SUSE-SU-2026:21834-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-default 6.4.0-150700.53.55.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2238-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_15 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2238-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.112.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2195-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_26 1-150600.13.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2195-1

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 kernel 6.6.130.1-1 —

Advisories 14

References