{"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":"none","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":"2026-09-25T11:17:09.267","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"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T11:06:38.908Z","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.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}