CVE-2026-97971 nstree: check listing permission before taking a namespace reference

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nstree: check listing permission before taking a namespace reference legitimizens takes a reference on the candidate namespace before maylistns has decided whether the caller may see it. The freensput cleanup on the denied path c...

CVE-2026-97971 nstree: check listing permission before taking a namespace reference

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nstree: check listing permission before taking a namespace reference legitimizens takes a reference on the candidate namespace before maylistns has decided whether the caller may see it. The freensput cleanup on the denied path c...

CVE-2026-97971

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nstree: check listing permission before taking a namespace reference legitimizens takes a reference on the candidate namespace before maylistns has decided whether the caller may see it. The freensput cleanup on the denied path c...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-97971

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - nstree: check listing permission before taking a namespace reference legitimizens takes a reference on the candidate namespace before maylistns has decided...

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...