CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-78408

7.9 HIGH Published 2026-09-02 Modified 2026-10-21 Official page ↗
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
2026-09-02
Last modified
2026-10-21
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.9 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-775

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.

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-775 Missing Release of File Descriptor or Handle after Effective Lifetime weakness

References