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.

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Fri, 08 May 2026 17:00:00 +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()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

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

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Updated: 2026-05-08T20:15:15Z

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