afs: Fix vllist leak
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix vllist leak Fix a leak of the new vllist in afs_update_cell() in the event that it is an empty list (nr_servers == 0), in which case the old list isn't displaced unless the old list is also empty.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0022 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 +5Red Hat: 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80877
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-phph-62rf-vgjm
- 2026-10-08 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-08 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13403945c2385653e282dacda304dce2a25fdb53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b169eedbb96f37f3f33d7b496d8283194988980
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf55969d9188380eb539bd216850bac27bc2e272
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef5514f6b6cb4bed9061f4b628d6be1cf26a39e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbfe75c81bff2359a03e85cf84293484cf60fcb9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8afb1a787a2802caf1895dd96745cfd6790a6f95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91d8f8e5fd34d3aed26f0fe6cf52b3f71de66cc6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc10c0ecf06f2981af5d04357612b00051e03e9e
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Sources
- CVE-2026-80877 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80877 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-phph-62rf-vgjm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-80877 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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