CVE-2026-98983 unshare: don't drop active namespace references that were never taken

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: unshare: don't drop active namespace references that were never taken Active references on the namespaces of an nsproxy are taken when the nsproxy is installed into a task in switchtasknamespaces and copynamespaces and dropped...

PT-2026-98635

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description An issue exists in the nstree component where the legitimize ns function takes a reference to a candidate namespace before the may list ns function determines if the caller has permissio...