AppArmor SAUCE memory leak causing resource exhaustion in Ubuntu 6.8/6.17/7.0
CVE-2026-47326 Published on May 28, 2026
Memory leak in Ubuntu Linux AppArmor large notification response allocation
Ubuntu Linux 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0 contain SAUCE patches with a memory leak in the handling of big responses to AppArmor notifications. The bug can be triggered by an unprivileged local user. The memory leak could lead to resource exhaustion.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-47326 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Leak Vulnerability?
The software does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. This is often triggered by improper handling of malformed data or unexpectedly interrupted sessions. In some languages, developers are responsible for tracking memory allocation and releasing the memory. If there are no more pointers or references to the memory, then it can no longer be tracked and identified for release.
CVE-2026-47326 has been classified to as a Memory Leak vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-47326
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Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux:- Version 6.8.0 and below 6.8.0-124.124 is affected.
- Version 6.17.0 and below 6.17.0-35.35 is affected.
- Version 7.0.0 and below 7.0.0-22.22 is affected.