CVE-2025-40010 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2025-40010

afs: Fix potential null pointer dereference in afs_put_server

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2757a4dc184997c66ef1de32636f73b9f21aac14, 6.0, 0, 6.1.155, 6.6.109, 6.12.50, 6.16.10, 6.17

Timeline

Official Publish: October 20th, 2025
Last Modified: May 11th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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