CVE-2026-97586
Linux: afs: Fix missing kunmap in afs_dir_search_bucket()
Linux LinuxOperating systemsCVSS
NoneNot scoredExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.20%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
What fixes it
- 950ae84b5cc944fbe27d81806d0b76af765f779cLinuxCVE List
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Description
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.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 8
- Linuxaffected: a5b5beebcf96d5e8a2fc79856c2ac1e93f82478e before c5fa4eb9c4b2c744ba88fb4ff2d729a158e66832CVE List
- Linuxaffected: a5b5beebcf96d5e8a2fc79856c2ac1e93f82478e before f57d4728ac54921b871868c5d5bd29b8ab50ee12CVE List
- Linuxaffected: a5b5beebcf96d5e8a2fc79856c2ac1e93f82478e before 950ae84b5cc944fbe27d81806d0b76af765f779cCVE List
- Linuxaffected: 6.14CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: all versions before 6.14CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: 6.18.53 through 6.18.*CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: 7.2.7 through 7.2.*CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: 7.3CVE List