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

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-97584
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-25 11:17:09 UTC
Updated2026-10-19 10:17:27 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.001630000 probability, percentile 0.049130000 (date 2026-09-27)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected d6aa05cd995830f6dcee7b139335edb266de38a6 981d72663dee2fa6efaf202293e68d2b10a0d1d4 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4882ba78574e2d8c579658f65f6784b0d139d173 e5bc0fa9959dc8f7eb1afab7c039594a16a1a65c git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4882ba78574e2d8c579658f65f6784b0d139d173 349e713039a1fd6659c27e7a66238bfa49ce37e9 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4882ba78574e2d8c579658f65f6784b0d139d173 044d596094af4b769fb8e1173dff0d08bd68db6c git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6.12.101 6.12.111 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6.15 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.15 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.111 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.53 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.2.7 7.2.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.3 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5bc0fa9959dc8f7eb1afab7c039594a16a1a65c 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/349e713039a1fd6659c27e7a66238bfa49ce37e9 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/044d596094af4b769fb8e1173dff0d08bd68db6c 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/981d72663dee2fa6efaf202293e68d2b10a0d1d4 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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