{"id":"CVE-2026-97584","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nafs: Fix incorrect free in candidate cleanup in afs_lookup_server()\n\nFix afs_lookup_server() to not free an existing server's endpoint state\nwhen cleaning up a candidat…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nafs: Fix incorrect free in candidate cleanup in afs_lookup_server()\n\nFix afs_lookup_server() to not free an existing server's endpoint state\nwhen cleaning up a candidat…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= d6aa05cd995830f6dcee7b139335edb266de38a6 < 981d72663dee2fa6efaf202293e68d2b10a0d1d4","Linux >= 4882ba78574e2d8c579658f65f6784b0d139d173 < e5bc0fa9959dc8f7eb1afab7c039594a16a1a65c","Linux >= 4882ba78574e2d8c579658f65f6784b0d139d173 < 349e713039a1fd6659c27e7a66238bfa49ce37e9","Linux >= 4882ba78574e2d8c579658f65f6784b0d139d173 < 044d596094af4b769fb8e1173dff0d08bd68db6c","Linux >= 6.12.101 < 6.12.111","Linux 6.15"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-09-25","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-25T15:18:00.430","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97584","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/044d596094af4b769fb8e1173dff0d08bd68db6c","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/349e713039a1fd6659c27e7a66238bfa49ce37e9","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/981d72663dee2fa6efaf202293e68d2b10a0d1d4","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5bc0fa9959dc8f7eb1afab7c039594a16a1a65c","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97584.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97584"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2541073"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97584"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97584"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-97584.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T11:06:38.908Z","epss":0.00163,"epssPercentile":0.05499,"cwe":["CWE-826"],"scores":{"nvd":7.8,"vendor":7,"cna":7.8},"slug":"CVE-2026-97584","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nafs: Fix incorrect free in candidate cleanup in afs_lookup_server()\n\nFix afs_lookup_server() to not free an existing server's endpoint state\nwhen cleaning up a candidate server.  The candidate record doesn't have an\nendpoint state yet at this point, so the free for that can just be removed.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · updated 2026-09-29 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97584.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":210976,"id":"CVE-2026-97584","ts":1790349120518,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"7.8"},{"seq":210975,"id":"CVE-2026-97584","ts":1790349120518,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}