CVE-2026-47331 | Use-after-free in Ubuntu Linux AppArmor notification handling

Ubuntu Linux 6.8 contains AppArmor SAUCE patches which fail to acquire a lock when modifying a linked list. An unprivileged local user could trigger the race condition that can lead to a use-after-free (UAF) and, theoretically, arbitrary code execution.

Published: 2026-05-28 Last update: 2026-06-09 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-47331 is rated Low Risk (32.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.01%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-47331

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-29 — 0.01% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-47331

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-47331

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-47331

GHSA-2qg4-q443-hfg6 · Severity: high — Ubuntu Linux 6.8 contains AppArmor SAUCE patches which fail to acquire a lock when modifying a...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-47331

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2026-47331 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-47331
ubuntu high CVE-2026-47331 high priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1422 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1024, ignored 169, not-affected 112, released 109, pending 6, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-47331

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-47331

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
canonical ubuntu_linux 24.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 25.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 26.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-47331

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