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CVE-2026-97583

Linux: afs: Clear stale peer app data after address list changes

Linux LinuxOperating systems
CVSS
7.5High
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.41%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in3afb988fd0411707bdafb9b321086fff0da28aaeAlso 7f7f5589d048821dea316cbac9b37d27eaf7530e, 6.12.111CVE List
Published25 Sep 2026Updated 19 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

  • 3afb988fd0411707bdafb9b321086fff0da28aaeLinuxCVE List
  • 7f7f5589d048821dea316cbac9b37d27eaf7530eLinuxCVE List
  • 6.12.111LinuxCVE List

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Description

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

afs: Clear stale peer app data after address list changes

afs_fs_probe_fileserver() fetches the current endpoint state under server->fs_lock, but leaves old_alist as NULL. Consequently, afs_set_peer_appdata() treats every address list replacement as initial setup and only binds the new peers; it never unbinds peers removed from the old list.

An address refresh can therefore proceed as follows. CPU 0 replaces server S's list and drops Pold without clearing Pold->app_data. The server destroyer then clears only S's current peers and lets S reach its RCU callback. After the callback frees S, CPU 1 handles a callback through an RxRPC connection that still pins Pold, reads Pold->app_data, and calls afs_use_server() on the freed object.

KASAN reported:

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in afs_find_server+0x3c/0xa0 Read of size 4 at addr ffff8881013e1af0 by task krxrpcio/7001/74 Call Trace: afs_find_server+0x3c/0xa0 afs_rx_new_call+0x15c/0x390 rxrpc_new_incoming_call+0x97c/0x1730 rxrpc_input_packet.constprop.0+0xd03/0xec0 rxrpc_io_thread+0x967/0x1640 Allocated by task 93: afs_lookup_server+0x1a7/0x14c0 afs_alloc_server_list+0x43f/0xb60 afs_create_volume+0x923/0x1490 afs_get_tree+0x1c6/0x10a0 Freed by task 0: kfree+0x131/0x3c0 rcu_core+0x50a/0x1850 Last potentially related work creation: __call_rcu_common.constprop.0+0x71/0xa10 afs_put_server+0x213/0x2b0

Preserve old->addresses for the peer app-data update so that removed peers are cleared before the endpoint state is replaced. Also advance both cursors when the old and new lists share a peer; activating the old/new comparison without this would otherwise loop forever on the shared entry.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 11

  • Linuxaffected: 39ba6af83a7f9dee3e6a7916f41a48bcbda54eba before 3afb988fd0411707bdafb9b321086fff0da28aaeCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 40e8b52fe8c8ab6920ea5f59c5469b6918cce624 before c7f77a11a1e719192c7262aad38a3919aec62c21CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 40e8b52fe8c8ab6920ea5f59c5469b6918cce624 before 7f7f5589d048821dea316cbac9b37d27eaf7530eCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 40e8b52fe8c8ab6920ea5f59c5469b6918cce624 before ba0623fc19a424f4745394c499f9f28a8d88d397CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 6.12.101 before 6.12.111CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 6.15CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: all versions before 6.15CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.12.111 through 6.12.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.18.53 through 6.18.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.2.7 through 7.2.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.3CVE List

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