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CVE-2025-40010afs: Fix potential null pointer dereference in afs_put_server

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 5:00 PM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix potential null pointer dereference in afs_put_server afs_put_server() accessed server->debug_id before the NULL check, which could lead to a null pointer dereference. Move the debug_id assignment, ensuring we never dereference a NULL server pointer.

CVSS: Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: May 11, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	2757a4dc184997c66ef1de32636f73b9f21aac14 builds before 7b8381f3c405b864a814d747e526e078c3ef4bc2; from 2757a4dc184997c66ef1de32636f73b9f21aac14 before cab278cead49a547ac84c3e185f446f381303eae; from 2757a4dc184997c66ef1de32636f73b9f21aac14 before a13dbc5e20c7284b82afe6f08debdecf51d2ca04; from 2757a4dc184997c66ef1de32636f73b9f21aac14 before 41782c44bb8431c43043129ae42f2ba614938479; from 2757a4dc184997c66ef1de32636f73b9f21aac14 before 9158c6bb245113d4966df9b2ba602197a379412e	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b8381f3c405b864a814d747e526e078c3ef4bc2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cab278cead49a547ac84c3e185f446f381303eae
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a13dbc5e20c7284b82afe6f08debdecf51d2ca04
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41782c44bb8431c43043129ae42f2ba614938479
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9158c6bb245113d4966df9b2ba602197a379412e

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