nstree: tighten permission checks for listing
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 sourcePublished 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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