HighFix available
afs: Fix error code in afs_extract_vl_addrs()
Type: advisorySources: OSV
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix error code in afs_extract_vl_addrs() The error codes on these paths are only set on the first iteration through the loop. Set the correct error code on every iteration.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 6.6.145, 7.1.5
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-72378
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 15:19 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
afs: Fix error code in afs_extract_vl_addrs()
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 15 Aug 2026, 05:56 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix error code in afs_extract_vl_addrs() The error codes on these paths are only set on the first iteration through the loop. Set the correct error code on every iteration.
osv:CVE-2026-72378
Kernel
Fixed versions: 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5
Complete source record
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