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.
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Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | afs: Fix incorrect free in candidate cleanup in afs_lookup_server() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-25T10:22:04.322Z
Reserved: 2026-09-24T16:01:01.156Z
Link: CVE-2026-97584
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-25T11:17:09.267
Modified: 2026-09-25T11:17:09.267
Link: CVE-2026-97584
Redhat
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