CVE-2026-78408 | BDVDB-2026-367352 Detail
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Description#
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.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-775 Missing Release of File Descriptor or Handle after Effective Lifetime
References#
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63162
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:93461
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95365
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78408
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2522497
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/security/advisories/GHSA-55fx-f4gg-cfhj
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/05/2
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.