During July 2025, Veritas focused on enhancing the stability and memory safety of the Appletalk networking subsystem in the geerlingguy/linux repository. Working in C and leveraging expertise in kernel development and memory management, Veritas identified and resolved a device reference count leak within the atrtr_create function. The solution involved releasing the previous device reference before assigning a new one, effectively preventing memory leaks and improving system reliability under load. This targeted fix, validated through focused testing and code review, contributed to ongoing efforts to harden the networking stack and maintain robust performance without introducing new features during the period.