CVE-2026-72455

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: fix uninitialised pointer passed to auditloguntrustedstring Commit 4a134723f9f1 "apparmor: move check for aanull file to cover all cases" intrdouced a small bug, where pathname may pass a potentially uninitialized name ...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-8933

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in snap-confine, a set-capabilities core component used internally by Canonical snapd to construct the secure...

Ubuntu snap-confine Flaw Could Give Local Users Root on Default Desktop Installs

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new local privilege escalation LPE vulnerability in snap-confine that an unprivileged user can trigger to obtain root access and gain complete control of a target environment. The high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-8933 CVSS score: 7.8,...

New Ubuntu Desktop Vulnerability Turns Local Access Into Root Control

A vulnerability in snap-confine lets an unprivileged user gain root access on affected Ubuntu Desktop systems. Install the latest snapd update to fix the issue...

CVE-2026-8933

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in snap-confine, a set-capabilities core component used internally by Canonical snapd to construct the secure execution environment for snap applications. This vulnerability uniquely affects versions of snap-confine configured with set-capabilitie...

USN-8579-1 snapd vulnerabilities

James Henstridge discovered that snapd's default apparmor template did not restrict access to systemd-userdbd varlink interface. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. CVE-2024-5300 Qualys discovered that snap-confine can be tricked to create...

USN-8579-1: snapd vulnerabilities

James Henstridge discovered that snapd's default apparmor template did not restrict access to systemd-userdbd varlink interface. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. CVE-2024-5300 Qualys discovered that snap-confine can be tricked to create...

EUVD-2026-46262

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in snap-confine, a set-capabilities core component used internally by Canonical snapd to construct the secure execution environment for snap applications. This vulnerability uniquely affects versions of snap-confine configured with set-capabilitie...

CVE-2026-8933

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in snap-confine, a set-capabilities core component used internally by Canonical snapd to construct the secure execution environment for snap applications. This vulnerability uniquely affects versions of snap-confine configured with set-capabilitie...

CVE-2026-8933 snap-confine Local Privilege Escalation via Capabilities Misconfiguration or Flaw in Execution Environment Setup

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in snap-confine, a set-capabilities core component used internally by Canonical snapd to construct the secure execution environment for snap applications. This vulnerability uniquely affects versions of snap-confine configured with set-capabilitie...

CVE-2026-8933 snap-confine Local Privilege Escalation via Capabilities Misconfiguration or Flaw in Execution Environment Setup

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in snap-confine, a set-capabilities core component used internally by Canonical snapd to construct the secure execution environment for snap applications. This vulnerability uniquely affects versions of snap-confine configured with set-capabilitie...

CVE-2026-8933

A local privilege escalation affecting snap-confine (used by Canonical snapd) configured with set-capabilities. The flaw lies in how privilege boundaries/security sandboxes are initialized when running under limited ambient capabilities, allowing an unprivileged local user to bypass restrictions ...

CVE-2026-15226

Canonically reported vulnerability CVE-2026-15226 affects Canonical snapd’s sandboxed environment (snap-confine). The issue: default seccomp templates did not filter or reject operations to create/manipulate file execution flags with set-user-id attributes, allowing a strictly confined snap to co...

CVE-2026-15226 snapd snap-confine Sandbox Confinement Bypass via Omission of setuid Restriction in Seccomp Templates

A sandbox confinement bypass vulnerability exists in Canonical snapd within its internal execution environment compiler snap-confine. The default seccomp security templates generated by the engine to restrict system calls do not filter or reject process operations capable of creating or...

CVE-2026-8933

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in snap-confine, a set-capabilities core component used internally by Canonical snapd to construct the secure execution environment for snap applications. This vulnerability uniquely affects versions of snap-confine configured with set-capabilitie...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8933

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in snap-confine, a set-capabilities core component used internally by Canonical snapd to construct the secure execution environment for snap applications. This vulnerability uniquely affects versions of snap-confine configured with set-capabilitie...

PT-2026-61944

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Canonical snapd affected versions not specified Description A sandbox confinement bypass exists in the internal execution environment compiler snap-confine. The default seccomp security templates, which are used to restrict system calls, fail ...

PT-2026-61956

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions snap-confine affected versions not specified Description A local privilege escalation issue exists in snap-confine, a core component used by Canonical snapd to create secure execution environments for snap applications. The flaw occurs in...

Ubuntu CVE-2026-3888 Bug Lets Attackers Gain Root via systemd Cleanup Timing Exploit

A high-severity security flaw affecting default installations of Ubuntu Desktop versions 24.04 and later could be exploited to escalate privileges to the root level. Tracked as CVE-2026-3888 CVSS score: 7.8, the issue could allow an attacker to seize control of a susceptible system. "This flaw...

CVE-2026-3888: Important Snap Flaw Enables Local Privilege Escalation to Root

The Qualys Threat Research Unit has identified a Local Privilege Escalation LPE vulnerability affecting default installations of Ubuntu Desktop version 24.04 and later. This flaw CVE-2026-3888 allows an unprivileged local attacker to escalate privileges to full root access through the interaction...