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

afs: Fix missing NULL pointer check in afs_break_some_callbacks()

Fix afs_break_some_callbacks() to check to see if afs_lookup_volume_rcu()
returned NULL (e.g. the specified volume is unknown).

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The EPSS score is 0.00209.

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
8230fd8217b7ea76f838ae88e4a5a8e54f37099f affected < a99a617701186dc68c7b330d35fc2253f48e2ab2
8230fd8217b7ea76f838ae88e4a5a8e54f37099f affected < 5492799ec5d27be3bd454dcaf046bc7054f637ae
8230fd8217b7ea76f838ae88e4a5a8e54f37099f affected < e3e59ff22a0de01ed0cf3a3e25558811abc3b70a
8230fd8217b7ea76f838ae88e4a5a8e54f37099f affected < 794a01110390c1b76f59ece773fb0fbfd89c6f5c
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
5.8 affected —
0 unaffected < 5.8
6.12.97 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.40 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
7.1.5 unaffected ≤ 7.1.*
7.2-rc2 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5492799ec5d27be3bd454dcaf046bc7054f637ae cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/794a01110390c1b76f59ece773fb0fbfd89c6f5c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a99a617701186dc68c7b330d35fc2253f48e2ab2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3e59ff22a0de01ed0cf3a3e25558811abc3b70a cve-icon cve-icon
History

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-476

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix missing NULL pointer check in afs_break_some_callbacks() Fix afs_break_some_callbacks() to check to see if afs_lookup_volume_rcu() returned NULL (e.g. the specified volume is unknown).
Title afs: Fix missing NULL pointer check in afs_break_some_callbacks()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:56:08.564Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.922Z

Link: CVE-2026-72373

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:10.777

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:10.777

Link: CVE-2026-72373

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Updated: 2026-08-15T10:45:06Z

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