In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix missing NULL pointer check in afs_break_some_callbacks() F…
CVE-2026-72373 · published 15 Aug 2026
How serious is it
- Severity: high, CVSS score 7.5 out of 10.
- No exploit prediction (EPSS) score yet.
- Not on the CISA list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- No public exploit in Exploit-DB.
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Who is affected
- Linux Linux: 5.8
How to check
- Find out whether you run the affected product and which version, then compare it with the versions above.
How to fix
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- Apply the vendor's update or mitigation from the references below. If there is none yet, limit exposure of the affected service until there is.
- If a vulnerable version was live, check your logs and rotate the secrets that server could read.
The advisory
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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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5492799ec5d27be3bd454dcaf046bc7054f637ae
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/794a01110390c1b76f59ece773fb0fbfd89c6f5c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a99a617701186dc68c7b330d35fc2253f48e2ab2
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3e59ff22a0de01ed0cf3a3e25558811abc3b70a
Merged from NVD. Last updated 23 Oct 2026. All vulnerabilities · RSS · JSON