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  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: caif: clear client service pointer on teardown\n\n`caif_connect()` can tear down an existing client after remote shutdown by\ncalling `caif_disconnect_client()` followed by `caif_free_client()`.\n`caif_free_client()` releases the service layer referenced by\n`adap_layer-\u003edn`, but leaves that pointer stale.\n\nWhen the socket is later destroyed, `caif_sock_destructor()` calls\n`caif_free_client()` again and dereferences the freed service pointer.\n\nClear the client/service links before releasing the service object so\nrepeated teardown becomes harmless.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-46098",
  "modified": "2026-07-08T05:38:09.922588095Z",
  "published": "2026-05-27T12:59:02.308Z",
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ef97d4675b05a103648bd9244d91dff7d8c08b0"
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/914c6456fcfc21a3d553945dff62fd1621d6155d"
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4b191ddc12c55ddb62feb096536f819f384d6f1"
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e16859f3f4426fa349bc5519d582a93d28f5a15d"
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7cf8ece8cee3c1ee361991470cdb1eb65ab02e8"
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    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46098"
    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
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  "schema_version": "1.7.5",
  "summary": "net: caif: clear client service pointer on teardown"
}