---
id: CVE-2026-97586
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  afs: Fix missing kunmap in afs_dir_search_bucket()

  Fix afs_dir_search_bucket() to kunmap the block it's using in the "bad:"
  path.
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  afs: Fix missing kunmap in afs_dir_search_bucket()

  Fix afs_dir_search_bucket() to kunmap the block it's using in the "bad:"
  path.
severity: none
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= a5b5beebcf96d5e8a2fc79856c2ac1e93f82478e <
    c5fa4eb9c4b2c744ba88fb4ff2d729a158e66832
  - >-
    Linux >= a5b5beebcf96d5e8a2fc79856c2ac1e93f82478e <
    f57d4728ac54921b871868c5d5bd29b8ab50ee12
  - >-
    Linux >= a5b5beebcf96d5e8a2fc79856c2ac1e93f82478e <
    950ae84b5cc944fbe27d81806d0b76af765f779c
  - Linux 6.14
published: '2026-09-25'
updated: '2026-09-25'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-25T11:17:09.770'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97586'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/950ae84b5cc944fbe27d81806d0b76af765f779c'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5fa4eb9c4b2c744ba88fb4ff2d729a158e66832'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f57d4728ac54921b871868c5d5bd29b8ab50ee12'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-09-25T11:06:38.907Z'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

afs: Fix missing kunmap in afs_dir_search_bucket()

Fix afs_dir_search_bucket() to kunmap the block it's using in the "bad:"
path.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.