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Util-linux: util-linux: nsenter --join-cgroup leaks root cgroup migration authority

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

The nsenter --join-cgroup option opens the target cgroup.procs file as root and leaves that file descriptor open across later namespace and credential changes and across execve(). Because the kernel checks later cgroup migrations using the credentials from the original open, a program run in an attacker-controlled target can inherit root's ability to move host processes between cgroups. After a privileged operator uses --join-cgroup against that target, an unprivileged user can migrate and terminate unrelated root processes.

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CVE-2026-78408

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-78408

Red Hat Hardened Images

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

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Structured affected-version data

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Related CVEs
CVE-2026-78408

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high

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Event
#49333 · Revision 1
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