CVE-2026-59677

Publication date 23 July 2026

Last updated 7 August 2026


Ubuntu priority

Description

A Missing Authorization vulnerability in selinux policycoreutils seunshares allows a user that is running in unconfined context to kill e.g. root-owned processes running also in unconfined context This issue affects policycoreutils through 3.10.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
policycoreutils 26.04 LTS resolute
Needs evaluation
24.04 LTS noble
Needs evaluation
22.04 LTS jammy
Needs evaluation
20.04 LTS focal
Needs evaluation
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation
14.04 LTS trusty
Needs evaluation
selinux 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v4.0

Base score 6.8 · Medium

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N


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