Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-97583)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-97583). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
afs: Clear stale peer app data after address list changes
afs_fs_probe_fileserver() fetches the current endpoint state under
server->fs_lock, but leaves old_alist as NULL. Consequently,
afs_set_peer_appdata() treats every address list replacement as initial
setup and only binds the new peers; it never unbinds peers removed from
the old list.
An address refresh can therefore proceed as follows. CPU 0 replaces
server S's list and drops Pold without clearing Pold->app_data. The
server destroyer then clears only S's current peers and lets S reach its
RCU callback. After the callback frees S, CPU 1 handles a callback
through an RxRPC connection that still pins Pold, reads Pold->app_data,
and calls afs_use_server() on the freed object.
KASAN reported:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in afs_find_server+0x3c/0xa0
Read of size 4 at addr ffff8881013e1af0 by task krxrpcio/7001/74
Call Trace:
afs_find_server+0x3c/0xa0
afs_rx_new_call+0x15c/0x390
rxrpc_new_incoming_call+0x97c/0x1730
rxrpc_input_packet.constprop.0+0xd03/0xec0
rxrpc_io_thread+0x967/0x1640
Allocated by task 93:
afs_lookup_server+0x1a7/0x14c0
afs_alloc_server_list+0x43f/0xb60
afs_create_volume+0x923/0x1490
afs_get_tree+0x1c6/0x10a0
Freed by task 0:
kfree+0x131/0x3c0
rcu_core+0x50a/0x1850
Last potentially related work creation:
__call_rcu_common.constprop.0+0x71/0xa10
afs_put_server+0x213/0x2b0
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-97583 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-97583" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-97583 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com