afs: Fix vllist leak

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-80877 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in afs: Fix vllist leak. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 4, 2026Updated Sep 4, 2026Source checked Sep 4, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 4, 2026Material review Sep 4, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Linux/Linuxgeneric	>=d5c32c89b208e39a39cd8639aa21c012ce0daf4d <13403945c2385653e282dacda304dce2a25fdb53 \|\| >=d5c32c89b208e39a39cd8639aa21c012ce0daf4d <2b169eedbb96f37f3f33d7b496d8283194988980 \|\| >=d5c32c89b208e39a39cd8639aa21c012ce0daf4d <bf55969d9188380eb539bd216850bac27bc2e272 \|\| >=d5c32c89b208e39a39cd8639aa21c012ce0daf4d <bef5514f6b6cb4bed9061f4b628d6be1cf26a39e \|\| >=d5c32c89b208e39a39cd8639aa21c012ce0daf4d <fbfe75c81bff2359a03e85cf84293484cf60fcb9 \|\| >=d5c32c89b208e39a39cd8639aa21c012ce0daf4d <8afb1a787a2802caf1895dd96745cfd6790a6f95 \|\| >=d5c32c89b208e39a39cd8639aa21c012ce0daf4d <91d8f8e5fd34d3aed26f0fe6cf52b3f71de66cc6 \|\| >=d5c32c89b208e39a39cd8639aa21c012ce0daf4d <fc10c0ecf06f2981af5d04357612b00051e03e9e	13403945c2385653e282dacda304dce2a25fdb53, 2b169eedbb96f37f3f33d7b496d8283194988980, bf55969d9188380eb539bd216850bac27bc2e272, bef5514f6b6cb4bed9061f4b628d6be1cf26a39e, fbfe75c81bff2359a03e85cf84293484cf60fcb9, 8afb1a787a2802caf1895dd96745cfd6790a6f95, 91d8f8e5fd34d3aed26f0fe6cf52b3f71de66cc6, fc10c0ecf06f2981af5d04357612b00051e03e9e
Linux/Linuxgeneric	5.2	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Linux/Linux, Linux/Linux.
Review the reported fix. Update Linux/Linux to 13403945c2385653e282dacda304dce2a25fdb53 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 4, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 4, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 4, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

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.

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