In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rxrpc, afs: Fix missing error pointer check after rxrpc_kernel_lookup_peer()
rxrpc_kernel_lookup_peer() can also return error pointers in addition to
NULL, so just checking for NULL is not sufficient.
Fix this by:
(1) Changing rxrpc_kernel_lookup_peer() to return -ENOMEM rather than NULL
on allocation failure.
(2) Making the callers in afs use IS_ERR() and PTR_ERR() to pass on the
error code returned.
rxrpc, afs: Fix missing error pointer check after rxrpc_kernel_lookup_peer()
rxrpc_kernel_lookup_peer() can also return error pointers in addition to
NULL, so just checking for NULL is not sufficient.
Fix this by:
(1) Changing rxrpc_kernel_lookup_peer() to return -ENOMEM rather than NULL
on allocation failure.
(2) Making the callers in afs use IS_ERR() and PTR_ERR() to pass on the
error code returned.
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Sat, 09 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 |
Sat, 09 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-252 | |
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Fri, 08 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 |
Fri, 08 May 2026 14:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc, afs: Fix missing error pointer check after rxrpc_kernel_lookup_peer() rxrpc_kernel_lookup_peer() can also return error pointers in addition to NULL, so just checking for NULL is not sufficient. Fix this by: (1) Changing rxrpc_kernel_lookup_peer() to return -ENOMEM rather than NULL on allocation failure. (2) Making the callers in afs use IS_ERR() and PTR_ERR() to pass on the error code returned. | |
| Title | rxrpc, afs: Fix missing error pointer check after rxrpc_kernel_lookup_peer() | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-08T14:22:25.346Z
Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:56.010Z
Link: CVE-2026-43463
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-08T15:16:59.183
Modified: 2026-05-08T15:16:59.183
Link: CVE-2026-43463
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-09T14:15:38Z
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