CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64060

Low risk· EPSS 6%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel where a reference leak occurs in netfs_write_begin() during error handling. The leak happens when netfs_wait_for_read() returns an error, leaving the request reference unreleased.

Risk Assessment

The reference leak can lead to kernel memory exhaustion, potentially causing denial of service (DoS) through system performance degradation.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that prevents the reference leak in netfs_write_begin().

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix leak of request in netfs_write_begin() error handling Fix netfs_write_begin() to not leak our ref on the request in the event that we get an error from netfs_wait_for_read().

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS