CVE-2026-97586 in Linux

Summary

by MITRE • 09/25/2026

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.

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• Responsible: Linux
• Reservation: 09/24/2026
• Disclosure: 09/25/2026
• Moderation: accepted
• Entry: VDB-410065
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-772 (confirmed)
• CVSS: 6.5 (VulDB)
• EPSS: 0.00000
• KEV: no
• Activities: very low
• Sector: Government, Energy, ...

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97586
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97586
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-97586/