CVE-2026-43472

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's unshare system call. A local user, when attempting to create new namespaces with specific flags, could encounter a scenario where the process's current working directory and root directory pointers become detached. This occurs if the cgroup namespace creation fails after the mount namespace is successfully copied. The affected process is left in an unusable state, leading to a denial of service.

Red Hat acknowledges the upstream Linux kernel correction for «unshare» as described in COMMENT_ZERO. Fixes are delivered through standard kernel errata for supported products. Operational exposure depends on whether this subsystem or driver is active in your configuration.

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