What is CVE-2026-97584?

CVE-2026-97584 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.12.101 onward and patched in 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7 and others. CVE-2026-97584 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-97584?

CVE-2026-97584 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-97584?

Yes, CVE-2026-97584 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.12.101 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-97584 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-97584 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-97584

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix incorrect free in candidate cleanup in afs_lookup_server() Fix afs_lookup_server() to not free an existing server's endpoint state when cleaning up a candidate server. The candidate record doesn't have an endpoint state yet at this point, so the free for that can just be removed.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-09-25

Last modified 2026-09-25

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.12.101, 6.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3-rc3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.12.101 ≥ 6.15

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.111 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.53 6.18.x ✓ 7.2.7 7.2.x ✓ 7.3-rc3

References

4 total

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-97584

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-09-25

Modified 2026-09-25

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-97584?

CVE-2026-97584 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.12.101 onward and has been patched in 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7 and others. CVE-2026-97584 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-97584?

CVE-2026-97584 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-97584?

Yes. CVE-2026-97584 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.12.101 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-97584 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-97584 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.