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nstree: tighten permission checks for listing

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nstree: tighten permission checks for listing Even privileged services should not necessarily be able to see other privileged service's namespaces so they can't leak information to each other. Use may_see_all_namespaces() helper that centralizes this policy until the nstree adapts.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.19.9
CVEs
CVE-2026-43390
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 14:46 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

nstree: tighten permission checks for listing

core-osv · Original source

Published 8 May 2026, 14:21 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nstree: tighten permission checks for listing Even privileged services should not necessarily be able to see other privileged service's namespaces so they can't leak information to each other. Use may_see_all_namespaces() helper that centralizes this policy until the nstree adapts.

osv:CVE-2026-43390

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.19.9

Complete source record
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