CVE-2025-40010 (GCVE-0-2025-40010)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-10-20 15:26
Modified
2025-10-20 15:26
Severity ?
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix potential null pointer dereference in afs_put_server afs_put_server() accessed server->debug_id before the NULL check, which could lead to a null pointer dereference. Move the debug_id assignment, ensuring we never dereference a NULL server pointer.
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Linux Linux Version: 2757a4dc184997c66ef1de32636f73b9f21aac14
Version: 2757a4dc184997c66ef1de32636f73b9f21aac14
Version: 2757a4dc184997c66ef1de32636f73b9f21aac14
Version: 2757a4dc184997c66ef1de32636f73b9f21aac14
Version: 2757a4dc184997c66ef1de32636f73b9f21aac14
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