In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

selinux: reject an unclaimed class value in security_get_classes()

security_get_classes() sizes an array by p_classes.nprim and fills it at
value - 1, so a class value the policy never defines leaves a NULL.
sel_make_classes() passes every entry to sel_make_dir(), reaching the same
d_alloc_name() dereference as the permission array. The class symbol table
is allowed to be sparse (policydb_class_isvalid() exists to absorb that),
but this getter builds its own array straight from the hash table and has
no such predicate.

Fail the lookup when a value went unclaimed instead of handing out the
NULL. Conforming policies define every class they declare and are
unaffected.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4788-1 linux-6.12 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4841-1 linux security update
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000


Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-476

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: reject an unclaimed class value in security_get_classes() security_get_classes() sizes an array by p_classes.nprim and fills it at value - 1, so a class value the policy never defines leaves a NULL. sel_make_classes() passes every entry to sel_make_dir(), reaching the same d_alloc_name() dereference as the permission array. The class symbol table is allowed to be sparse (policydb_class_isvalid() exists to absorb that), but this getter builds its own array straight from the hash table and has no such predicate. Fail the lookup when a value went unclaimed instead of handing out the NULL. Conforming policies define every class they declare and are unaffected.
Title selinux: reject an unclaimed class value in security_get_classes()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-14T11:58:53.633Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.801Z

Link: CVE-2026-80912

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-04T18:18:01.047

Modified: 2026-09-14T13:18:48.763

Link: CVE-2026-80912

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-09-04T23:00:15Z

Weaknesses