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CVE-2026-97584

afs: Fix incorrect free in candidate cleanup in afs_lookup_server()

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 25, 2026 at 10:22 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 10:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix incorrect free in candidate cleanup in afs_lookup_server() Fix afs_lookup_server() to not free an existing server's endpoint state when cleaning up a candidate server. The candidate record doesn't have an endpoint state yet at this point, so the free for that can just be removed.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
90%
4882ba78574e2d8c579658f65f6784b0d139d1736.12.1016.15d6aa05cd995830f6dcee7b139335edb266de38a6
Vendor states this is fixed in 044d596094af4b769fb8e1173dff0d08bd68db6c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 349e713039a1fd6659c27e7a66238bfa49ce37e9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 981d72663dee2fa6efaf202293e68d2b10a0d1d4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e5bc0fa9959dc8f7eb1afab7c039594a16a1a65c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.111 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.53 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3-rc3 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (4)

Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/981d72663dee2fa6efaf202293e68d2b10a0d1d4
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5bc0fa9959dc8f7eb1afab7c039594a16a1a65c
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/349e713039a1fd6659c27e7a66238bfa49ce37e9
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/044d596094af4b769fb8e1173dff0d08bd68db6c

CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED

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